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Wilkerson
Wilkerson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron Wilkerson (born 1989), American baseball player * Brad Wilkerson (born 1977), American baseball player * Brandie Wilkerson (born 1992), Canadian beach volleyball player * Cathlyn Platt Wilkerson (born 1945), American radical and member of the Weather Underground * David Wilkerson (1931–2011), American evangelist * David Wilkerson (politician) (born 1969), American politician * Doug Wilkerson (1947–2021), American football player * Eric Wilkerson (born 1966), American football player * Gerald Eugene Wilkerson (born 1939), Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles * Herbert L. Wilkerson (1919-2021), U.S. Marine Corps Major general * Isabel Wilkerson (born 1961), American journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner * Isaiah Wilkerson (born 1990), American basketball player * James Herbert Wilkerson (1869–1948), US federal judge * Jerry Wilkerson (1943–2007), American painter * Josh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Wilkerson
Muhammad Hassan "Mo" Wilkerson (born October 22, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Temple Owls, and was selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Early years Wilkerson attended Linden High School in his hometown of Linden, New Jersey. He recorded 78 tackles, five sacks, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in his senior season. He was named to the All-Watchung Conference first-team in his junior season. He was selected to the ''Home News Tribune'' all-area first-team and ''Newark Star Ledger'' all-Union County second-team. He also helped lead Linden to state titles during his junior and senior years in basketball. College career After high school, Wilkerson spent a year at Hargrave Military Academy. He subsequently enrolled at Temple University, where he played for the Temple Owls football team. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Wilkerson
Lawrence B. Wilkerson (born June 15, 1945) is a retired United States Army Colonel and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell. Since the end of his military career, Wilkerson has criticized many aspects of the Iraq War, including his own preparation of Powell's presentation to the UN, as well as other aspects of American policy in the Middle East. He is a lifelong Republican and firmly on the political right. Education and early military service Wilkerson was born in Gaffney, South Carolina. After three years of studying philosophy and English literature at Bucknell University, Wilkerson dropped out in 1966 and volunteered to serve in the Vietnam War. He told ''The Washington Post'': "I felt an obligation because my dad had fought, and I thought that was kind of your duty." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Wilkerson
David Ray Wilkerson (May 19, 1931 – April 27, 2011) was an American Christian evangelist, best known for his book '' The Cross and the Switchblade''. He was the founder of the addiction recovery program Teen Challenge, and founding pastor of the non-denominational Times Square Church in New York City. Wilkerson's widely distributed sermons, such as "A Call to Anguish", are known for being direct and frank against apostasy and serious about making the commitment to obey Jesus' teachings. He emphasized such Christian beliefs as God's holiness and righteousness, God's love toward humans and especially Christian views of Jesus. Wilkerson tried to avoid categorizing Christians into distinct groups according to the denomination to which they belong. Early years David Wilkerson was born in 1931 in Indiana. He was the second son of a family of Pentecostal Christian preachers, and he was raised in Barnesboro, Pennsylvania, in a house "full of Bibles". His paternal grandfather and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Wilkerson
Stephen Bradley Wilkerson (born June 1, 1977) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball for eight seasons. Wilkerson played college baseball for the University of Florida, and was selected by the Montreal Expos in the first round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft. During his Major League career, he played for the Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, and Toronto Blue Jays. Early years Wilkerson was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, where he attended and played baseball at Apollo High School. Wilkerson played for the US national junior baseball team in 1995. He was the most valuable player (MVP) of the World Junior Baseball Championship, pitching a three-hit shutout against Taiwan in the gold medal game, hitting .360, and leading Team USA with three home runs and eight runs batted in (RBI) for the tournament. College career A line drive hitter and versatile defen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathlyn Platt Wilkerson
Cathlyn Platt Wilkerson (born January 14, 1945), known as Cathy Wilkerson, is an American far-left radical who was a member of the 1970s radical group called the Weather Underground Organization (WUO). She came to the attention of the police when she was leaving the townhouse belonging to her father after it was destroyed by an explosion on March 6, 1970. Members of WUO had been constructing a nail bomb in the basement of the building, intending to use it in an attack on a non-commissioned officers dance at Fort Dix, New Jersey that night. Wilkerson, already free on bail for her involvement in the Chicago "Days of Rage" riots, avoided capture for 10 years. She surrendered in 1980 and pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of dynamite. She was sentenced to up to three years in prison and served 11 months. Early years Cathlyn Platt Wilkerson was born on January 14, 1945. Her father, James Platt Wilkerson, was an advertising executive and part-owner of a radio station in Omaha, Nebra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallace Wilkerson
Wallace Wilkerson ( – May 16, 1879) was an People of the United States, American cowman (profession), stockman who was capital punishment, sentenced to death by the Utah Territory, Territory of Utah for the murder of William Baxter. Wilkerson professed his innocence, but chose to die by execution by firing squad, firing squad over hanging or decapitation. The execution was botched; Wilkerson took up to 27 minutes to die because the execution by firing squad, firing squad missed his heart. His case, ''Wilkerson v. Utah'', was heard by the Supreme Court of the United States and continues to be cited in present-day case law involving cruel and unusual punishment. Background Wallace Wilkerson was born in Quincy, Illinois, to a Mormon family. At the age of eight, he moved with his parents to the Utah Territory, Territory of Utah. At the age of seventeen, Wilkerson was working as a cowman (profession), stockman and horse training, horse breaker. He enlisted several times in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Wilkerson
Aaron Daniel Wilkerson (born May 24, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers. After breaking two pitching records in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Cumberland University, Wilkerson overcame Tommy John surgery,Salem Red Sox pitcher Wilkerson the ultimate survivor ''The Roanoke Times''. Retrieved on April 23, 2016. and four independent league trades in a single season, to join the organization. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Wilkerson
Douglas Wilkerson (March 27, 1947 – February 21, 2021) was an was an American professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers and San Diego Chargers. Named to the Pro Bowl three times, he was also a three-time All-Pro, including a first-team selection in 1982. He was inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame. He also played one season in the Austrian Football League for the Graz Giants in 1987. Early life and college Wilkerson was born on March 27, 1947, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He grew up in a military family in Fayetteville, where he attended E. E. Smith High School. He was recruited by many of the college football powerhouses, including Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Duke and Wake Forest. Initially, Wilkerson accepted a scholarship to play at Michigan State under coach Duffy Daugherty. However, E.E. Smith's principal, E.E. Miller, stripped him of the scholarship as punishment for a school incident. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie Wilkerson
Stephen Beaty Wilkerson (born January 11, 1992) is an American professional baseball utility player on loan to the Chicago Dogs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles. On July 25, 2019, he became the first MLB position player to ever record a save. Career Amateur Wilkerson graduated from Alan C. Pope High School in Marietta, Georgia, in 2010, where he had been a member of both the baseball and football teams. He was drafted in the 15th round of the 2010 MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign and instead enrolled at Clemson University where he played college baseball for the Clemson Tigers and completed a degree in communication studies. He played for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summers of both 2012 and 2013. As a senior, he batted .317 with six home runs and 42 runs batted in (RBIs) in 56 games. After his senior year, he was drafted by the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tichi Wilkerson Kassel
Tichi Wilkerson Kassel (May 10, 1926 – March 8, 2004) was an American film personality and the publisher of The Hollywood Reporter. She established the Women in Film organization, the Key Art and Marketing Concepts awards, and several scholarships for film students. Biography Kassel was born Beatrice Ruby Noble in Los Angeles on May 11, 1926. She was raised in Mexico City and returned to Los Angeles as a teenager. Tichi's mother was a maid for William "Billy" Wilkerson, founder, publisher and editor of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' newspaper. Wilkerson courted Tichi and they were married on February 23, 1951 in Phoenix, Arizona; he was in his 60s and she was 25. Soon after their marriage, she started to work at the trade paper. When Wilkerson died in 1962, she took over as the paper's second editor and publisher. After Wilkerson's death, she married realtor William Miles. The couple divorced in 1982, and in 1983 she married Arthur Kassel. In 1971, Wilkerson Kassel started the K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Wilkerson
Isabel Wilkerson (born 1961) is an American journalist and the author of '' The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration'' (2010) and '' Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents'' (2020). She is the first woman of African-American heritage to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism.'''' Wilkerson was the editor-in-chief of the Howard University college newspaper, interned at the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''Washington Post'', and became the Chicago Bureau Chief of ''The New York Times''. She also taught at Emory, Princeton, Northwestern, and Boston University. Wilkerson interviewed over a thousand people for ''The Warmth of Other Suns'', which documents the stories of African Americans who migrated to northern and western cities during the 20th century. Her book ''Caste'' identifies the racial hierarchy in the United States as a caste system. Both books were best-sellers. Early life and education Isabel Wilkerson was born in Washington, D.C. in 1961 to paren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Wilkerson
Eric LaShawn Wilkerson (born December 19, 1966) is a former American football running back who played one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football at Kent State University and attended Cleveland Central Catholic High School in Cleveland, Ohio. He was also a member of the Detroit Lions, New York/New Jersey Knights and Cleveland Thunderbolts. Early years Wilkerson lettered in football and track all four years for the Cleveland Central Catholic High School Ironmen. He rushed for nearly 1,300 yards and 17 touchdowns his senior year. He also finished fourth in the state track meet in the 400 meters. Wilkerson earned All-Conference and All-Scholastic honors. He has been inducted into the school's hall of fame. College career Wilkerson played for the Kent State Golden Flashes from 1985 to 1988, recording career totals of 3,830 yards and 36 touchdowns on 739 rushing attempts. He also accumulated two kick return touchdowns, two passing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
