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Voris
Voris is a Dutch surname, derived from Voorhees (surname). Notable people with the surname include: *Dick Voris, American football player and coach * Jeff Voris, American football coach * Michael Voris (born 1961), American Roman Catholic activist and apologist * Roy Marlin Voris (1919–2005), American aviator and World War II flying ace * Zoe Voris (born 1998), American wheelchair basketball player See also * Voris Marker (1908–1973), American fashion designer and sculptor. * Voorhees (other) Voorhees may refer to: Places * Voorhees Township, Kansas, located in Stevens County, Kansas * Voorhees Township, New Jersey * Voorhees (CDP), New Jersey, located in Somerset County * Voorhees Mall, a section of Rutgers University's College Aven ... References {{surname, Voris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Marlin Voris
Captain Roy Marlin "Butch" Voris (September 19, 1919 – August 10, 2005) was an aviator in the United States Navy, a World War II flying ace, and the founder of the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels. During his 22-year naval career Voris flew everything from biplanes to modern jets, and afterward was instrumental in the development of the Navy's F-14 Tomcat strike fighter and NASA's Apollo Lunar Module (LM), both produced by the Grumman Aerospace Corporation. Often called a "fighter pilot's fighter pilot" and ranked with other better-known American military aviation greats such as Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and Chuck Yeager, Voris was a big man with close-cropped hair, known for his even-temperedness and coolness in the cockpit. Owing to his superb piloting skills, he survived numerous accidents and emergency situations. Voris was nearly killed by a Japanese Zero that attacked his aircraft during the defense of Guadalcanal in what he later described ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Voris
Gary Michael Voris is an American Catholic author, speaker and apologist. Voris is the president and founder of Saint Michael's Media, a Christian right-wing outlet producing catechetical and news videos and articles on the website ChurchMilitant.com. The website has been classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center since 2018. Background Education and early career Voris attended the University of Notre Dame, and graduated in 1983 with a degree in communications with a focus on history and politics. Between 1983 and 1986 he was a television anchor, producer and reporter for various CBS affiliates in New York, Albany, Duluth and Cheyenne, Wyoming. In 1989 he became a news reporter and producer for a Fox affiliate in Detroit, where he won four Regional Emmy Awards for production between 1992 and 1996. In 1997 he began operation of an independent television production company called Concept Communications, LLC. This company was registered by co-owners Gary M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voris (designer)
Voris was the professional name of Voris Marker, an American designer of suede sportswear who won the Neiman Marcus Fashion Award in 1942 for her work. As Voris Marker, she also worked as a sculptor. Early life and education Born Voris Linthacum in Baker City, Oregon according to her marriage certificate,"Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F3W9-473 : accessed 8 March 2015), Clifford H. Marker and Voris Linthacum, 29 Nov 1936; citing Marriage, Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,902,481. but growing up on a ranch near Billings, Montana, Voris worked as a copywriter for an advertising agency in Chicago after finishing school in Montana. Career While in Chicago, she had to have an operation on her leg, which led to her returning home as an invalid. Whilst recuperating, Voris came across a piece of soft chamois leather, which inspired her to use it to make up clothing. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Voris
Jeff Voris (born August 27, 1967) is an American college football coach and former player. He was most recently the head football coach at Butler University, a position he had held since the 2006 season, through the 2021 season. Voris served as the head football coach at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin from 2001 to 2005. He played as quarterback at DePauw University from 1986 to 1989. Playing career Voris was a four-year starting quarterback at DePauw University from 1986 through 1989 and earned honorable mention All-America recognition in 1988 and 1989. As of 2007, he still holds DePauw career football records for most passing yards (6,035), most touchdown passes (56), most pass completions (504), most pass attempts (910) and most total offense (5,754). His other accomplishments on the field at DePauw include single game records with 38 completions against Findlay in 1987 and five touchdown passes against Taylor in 1988, and he's the only player in DePauw football h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Voris
Zoe Voris (born December 4, 1998) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Career Voris represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ... in the wheelchair basketball women's tournament and won a bronze medal. References 1998 births Living people People with spina bifida Basketball players from Chicago American women's wheelchair basketball players Paralympic wheelchair basketball players for the United States Wheelchair basketball players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Voris
Richard J. Voris (January 25, 1922 – December 26, 2008) was an American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at the University of Virginia from 1958 to 1960, compiling a record of 1–29. Early life He graduated from Santa Cruz High School in 1940, where he was on the varsity football team as well as a member of the golf team and track and field. Voris graduated from Salinas Junior College (later Hartnell) in 1942. Coaching career Voris was named head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers football program on February 11, 1958. In his three seasons at the helm, the Cavaliers went 1–29. That mark included a 28-game losing streak, then an NCAA major-college record. His only win came against Duke with a score of 15–12. He resigned shortly after the conclusion of the 1960 season, on December 9. Following his stint at Virginia, Voris was hired by the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. From 1961 to 1962, he served as the teams director of player personnel and also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voorhees (surname)
Voorhees is a surname. Its origins can be traced to Dutch settler Steven van Voorhees, who was from a village in Drenthe, Netherlands. Notable people with the name include: *Alan Voorhees (1922–2005), American transportation engineer * Andrew Vorhees (born 1999), American football player * Charles Stewart Voorhees (1853–1909), American lawyer and politician *Clark Voorhees (1871–1933), American landscape painter * Daniel Voorhees (other), multiple people, including: **Daniel W. Voorhees (1827–1897), American lawyer and politician from Indiana ** Daniel S. Voorhees (1913–possibly 2004), confessed to the 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short ** Daniel Spader Voorhees (1852–1935), American politician from New Jersey *Debi Sue Voorhees (born 1961), American actress * Donald Voorhees (other), multiple people, including: **Donald Voorhees (conductor) (1903–1989), American composer and conductor ** Donald E. Voorhees (1930–2001), American politician from Iowa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
