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Vukovich
Vukovich is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bernice Carr Vukovich (born 1938), South African tennis player *Bill Vukovich (1918–1955), American racing driver * Bill Vukovich II (born 1944), American racing driver * Billy Vukovich III (1963–1990), American racing driver *Frances Vukovich (born 1930), American baseball player * George Vukovich (born 1956), American baseball player * John Vukovich (1947–2007), American baseball player and coach *Martin Vukovich (born 1944), Austrian diplomat *Steve Vukovich Steve Vukovich (September 16, 1890 - October 8, 1951) was a politician and salesman during Alaska's territorial period. Vukovich was born to a Montenegrin family in 1890. He immigrated to America and served in the United States Army from 1917 ... (1890–1951), American politician See also * {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Vukovich
William John Vukovich Sr. (; December 13, 1918 – May 30, 1955) was an American automobile racing driver of Serbian descent. He won the 1953 and 1954 Indianapolis 500, plus two more American Automobile Association National Championship races, and died while leading the 1955 Indianapolis 500. Several drivers of his generation have referred to Vukovich as the greatest ever in American motorsport. Racer Midget car Before he began Indy racing, Vukovich drove midget cars for the Edelbrock dirt track racing team. He raced on the West Coast of the United States in the URA, and won the series' 1945 and 1946 midget car championships. Vukovich won the 1948 Turkey Night Grand Prix at Gilmore Stadium, and six of the last eight races at the stadium track before it was closed for good.Biography at the |
John Vukovich
John Christopher Vukovich (July 31, 1947 – March 8, 2007), nicknamed "Vuk" or "Johnny Vuk", was an American professional baseball utility infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB),John Vukovich URL accessed December 16, 2009 Archived 12/16/09 best known for his years with the .John Vukovich at baseballbiography.com, URL accessed Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Vukovich II
William John Vukovich II (born March 29, 1944 in Riverside, California) is a former driver in the championship car division of USAC and CART series. He was named the 1968 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year, a result of his seventh-place finish. Vukovich raced in the 1965–1982 seasons, with 158 combined career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1968–1977, 1979–1980. He finished in the top ten 85 times, with one victory in 1973 at Brooklyn. He also had 23 National midget car victories in his career, and drove for part of his career in J. C. Agajanian's midget car. at the , Retrieved January 11, 2007 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Vukovich III
William John Vukovich III (August 31, 1963, Fresno, California, United States – November 25, 1990, Bakersfield, California, United States) was an American race car driver. He was a three-time starter of the Indianapolis 500. The grandson of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bill Vukovich and the son of Bill Vukovich II, Vukovich III was the 1988 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. Billy Vukovich III was killed in practice for a CRA race at Mesa Marin Raceway, in Bakersfield, California, when his throttle stuck open which caused his car to swerve into the wall. He was 27 years old. Vukovich became the first third-generation driver to qualify in Indy 500 history. His grandfather was killed while leading the 1955 Indianapolis 500. He got his start in racing driving for the John Runjavac racing team. Motorsports career results American open–wheel results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Vukovich
Frances Vukovich (born August 30, 1930) is a former pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 140 lb., she batted and threw left-handed. She was nicknamed ″Be Bop″. Born in Smithdale, Pennsylvania, Vukovich had not played any organized ball before she attended a tryout for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in the close city of McKeesport. She made the grade and was relocated to the Chicago Colleens player development team in 1950, being used as a pitcher because of her good fastball.The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Vukovich posted a 9–9 record in 20 pitching appearances for the Colleens while hitting an average of .284 (19-for-67). Her numbers were pretty good and she was promoted to the Racine Belles in 1951. But she did not have much of a chance to pitch and was hit hard when she did it. After her brief baseball stint, Vukovich moved to Chicago and worked f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Vukovich
George Stephen Vukovich (born June 24, 1956) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians in all or part of six seasons from 1980–1985. Listed at 6' 0" , 198 lb. , Vukovich batted left handed and threw right handed. He was born in Chicago. Vukovich attended college at Southern Illinois University, where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. The Phillies selected him in the fourth round of the 1977 MLB draft out of SIU. Vukovich made his major league debut with the Phillies in 1980, appearing as a pinch hitter in a game against the Montreal Expos. He received a World Series ring in his rookie season, even though he did not play in the Series. In 1981, Vukovich hit a game-winning home run against the Montreal Expos in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. It remains the only walk-off home run in Phillies playoff history. In December 1982, Vukovich was sent along with Jay Baller, Julio Franco, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Vukovich
Martin Vukovich (born October 20, 1944 in Eisenstadt) is a former Austrian diplomat. After obtaining a Baccalauréat from Lycée Francais de Vienne in 1962 and a PhD in law from University of Vienna in 1967 Vukovich entered into the Austrian Foreign Service in 1969. Soon afterwards he was transferred to the Austrian embassy in Moscow where he served as the Press and Political Officer from 1971 to 1976. In 1976 he became the first secretary of the Austrian embassy in Copenhagen. Two years later he returned to Austria where he became a Deputy Head of the Department for European Economic Integration at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. In 1982 he was appointed Minister Counsellor at the Austrian embassy in Washington, D.C. Vukovich returned to Moscow in 1985 where he served as a Minister Plenipotentiary and a Deputy Chief of Mission until 1989. From 1989 to 1995 he headed the Department for the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) simultaneously becoming a Permane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernice Carr Vukovich
Bernice Carr Vukovich (née Car) (born 12 January 1938) is a retired South African tennis player from South Africa of Croatian origin. Her father was a Croat immigrant from the peninsula of Pelješac.Geni.com Early Croatian Settlers in South Africa] Bernice completed her secondary education at End Street Convent (Holy Family order), matriculating in 1955. She was South African junior tennis champion in 1954 and 1955. After she began to compete in senior tennis, she won 1958 and 1960 List of South African Open women's singles champions, South African championship, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |