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William Buckner (burgess)
William Buckner may refer to *William Quinn Buckner (born 1954), former American basketball player and coach *Bill Buckner (born 1949), former Major League Baseball first baseman *Billy Buckner (born 1983), Major League Baseball pitcher *William Buckner (Irish MP) William Buckner or Bucknor (?–1700) was a minor Anglo-Irish politician of the late 17th century. Buckner was returned for the Dungarvan borough of County Waterford to the Irish House of Commons for two terms, serving from 1692 to 1699. He was ..., Irish politician, for Dungarvan * William Buckner (priest) (1605–1657), English Anglican priest See also * Buckner (other)#People {{hndis, Buckner, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinn Buckner
William Quinn Buckner (born August 20, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiate basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers, and won a national championship in 1976. He was a captain of both the last undefeated NCAA Division I basketball champion and the 1976 Olympics gold medal team. Buckner was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 7th pick of the 1976 NBA draft. He had a ten-year NBA career for three teams (the Bucks, the Boston Celtics, and the Indiana Pacers). In 1984, he won an NBA title with the Celtics. Buckner is one of only eight players in history to win an NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal. He is one of only three players in history to win a High School state championship, NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal. He also was a State Champion while playing high school basketball in Illinois. In addition to his playing career, Buckner was the head coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Buckner
William Joseph Buckner (December 14, 1949 – May 27, 2019) was an American first baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for five teams from through , most notably the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox. Beginning his career as an outfielder with the Dodgers, Buckner helped the team to the pennant with a .314 batting average, but a serious ankle injury the next year led to his trade to the Cubs before the season. The Cubs moved him to first base, and he won the National League (NL) batting title with a .324 mark in 1980. He was named to the All-Star team the following year as he led the major leagues in doubles. After setting a major league record for first basemen with 159 assists in , Buckner surpassed that total with 161 in while again leading the NL in doubles. Feuds with team management over a loss of playing time resulted in his being traded to the Red Sox in the middle of the season. During the season, Buckner started a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Buckner
William Jennings Buckner (born August 27, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and San Diego Padres. Baseball career Kansas City Royals Buckner was originally drafted in the 9th round (248th overall) by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft out of Young Harris College, but chose not to sign and instead played college baseball at the University of South Carolina. He was drafted again in 2004 by the Kansas City Royals in the second round as the 55th overall pick. In his fourth season in the Royals organization, Buckner was called up to the big league club on August 24, 2007. Arizona Diamondbacks On December 14, 2007, Buckner was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for infielder Alberto Callaspo. Detroit Tigers On June 1, 2010, Buckner was traded to the Detroit Tigers for Dontrelle Willis and cash considerati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Buckner (Irish MP)
William Buckner or Bucknor (?–1700) was a minor Anglo-Irish politician of the late 17th century. Buckner was returned for the Dungarvan borough of County Waterford to the Irish House of Commons for two terms, serving from 1692 to 1699. He was a lawyer and attorney and was one of a number of Irish subjects proscribed by James II during the Glorious Revolution The Glorious Revolution; gd, Rèabhlaid Ghlòrmhor; cy, Chwyldro Gogoneddus , also known as the ''Glorieuze Overtocht'' or ''Glorious Crossing'' in the Netherlands, is the sequence of events leading to the deposition of King James II and ... in 1689. From his 1700 will, in which he calls himself "William Bucknor of Coolefin" (preserved in abstract form by Betham), he appears to have been one of the sons of John Bucknor of Dromore, an "English Protestant" Royalist who had been a client of the influential FitzGeralds of Dromana. One of the last of them, Sir John FitzGerald (d. 1664), had previously held one of Dun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Buckner (priest)
William Buckner (1605–1657) was an English Anglican priest in the 17th century, who held the office of Archdeacon of Sarum from 1643. He was christened in the parish of St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange in London on 27 Oct 1605, a younger son of Thomas Buckner, a London mercer at whose house Thomas Harriot died in July 1621. His father had accompanied Harriot to the New World on the first (abortive) Roanoke Colony venture in 1585, led by Ralph Lane. William Buckner matriculated at Christ Church in Oxford at the age of 16 in October 1621 and ultimately was conferred the M.A. degree in 1626. He pursued a career in the Anglican Church. Buckner was ordained a priest in 1629 and instituted rector of Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire in 1630. He resigned that position soon after to become vicar of Damerham and Martin, then in Wiltshire. At some point, he became the minister of St Thomas parish in Salisbury and was collated Archdeacon of Sarum in 1643 on the death of his predecessor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
