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Killion is a surname. Notable People *Ann Killion (birth date unknown), American sports journalist and writer * David T. Killion (born 1966), American government official and diplomat * John J. Killion (1859-1937), American boxer better known as "Jake Kilrain" *Kyle Killion (born 1984), American football linebacker *Redley A. Killion (born 1951), Micronesian politician * Ruth Ann Killion (1949–2021), American government statistician *Sarah Killion (born 1992), American professional soccer player *Sean Killion (born 1967), American swimmer * Theophilius "Theo" Killion (birth date unknown), American businessman * Thomas H. Killion (born 1957), American politician * Tom Killion (born 1953), American fine art printmaker and author See also *Ó Cillín, Celtic family name from which Killion derives *Killian Killian or Kilian, as a given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Killion
Ann Killion is an American sports journalist and author. She has written for ''Sports Illustrated, San Francisco Chronicle'', Comcast Sportsnet, ''San Jose Mercury News,'' and ''Los Angeles Times''. She is the co-author of two books with Olympic gold medalists: ''Throw Like a Girl: How to Dream Big & Believe in Yourself'' with Jennie Finch and ''Solo: A Memoir of Hope'' with Hope Solo. Early life and education Killion was raised in Mill Valley, California and has two brothers, Paul and Tom Killion. She attended Tamalpais High School where she was the sports editor for the school newspaper. She completed her college degree at UCLA and obtained her Master's Degree in Journalism from Columbia University. Works * ''Throw Like a Girl: How to Dream Big & Believe in Yourself.'' By Jennie Finch and Ann Killion. Location: 2011. * ''Solo: A Memoir of Hope.'' By Hope Solo Hope Amelia Stevens (; born July 30, 1981) is an American former soccer goalkeeper. She was a goalkeeper for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David T
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Kilrain
John Joseph Killion (February 9, 1859 – December 22, 1937), more commonly known as Jake Kilrain, was a famous American bare-knuckle fighter and glove boxer of the 1880s. Early life Kilrain found employment as a teenager in Somerville, Massachusetts. As a country boy from Long Island, he had to learn how to stand up to the workers in the rolling mills. By the age of 20, he had been recognized as the toughest fighter in the mill. Kilrain was also a champion rower having won the National Amateur Junior Sculling Championship in 1883. He was later stripped of that honor when it was discovered that he was a prizefighter and thus could not be considered an amateur. In 1883, Kilrain took up prizefighting as a profession and quickly established a reputation as a very tough fighter. Professional career World Championship fight with Jem Smith By 1887 Kilrain already has been recognized as the U.S. National Champion, that gave him an opportunity to fight for the Championship of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Killion
Kyle Killion (born February 1, 1984) is a former American football linebacker. His father J.K. Killion played tight end for the Oklahoma Sooners from 1970 to 1974. Killion grew up in Kingwood, Texas, a suburb of Houston, and played for the Indiana Hoosiers football team from 2002 to 2005. As a freshman in 2002, he started the first three games before sustaining a knee injury, missed four games, and then played the final four games with a large brace on his knee. As a sophomore in 2003, he led Indiana with 97 tackles. As a junior in 2004, he totaled a career-high 107 tackles, fifth best in the Big Ten Conference, and was selected as a second-team All-Big Ten player. As a senior in 2005, he had 91 tackles, ninth best in the Big Ten. He started the last 36 games of his college career, and in January 2006, he received the Anthony Thompson Most Valuable Player Award at Indiana's football banquet. He finished his college career as one of Indiana's all-time leaders with 323 tackles. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Ann Killion
Ruth Ann Killion (1949–2021) was an American government statistician who worked for the United States Census Bureau. Education and career Killion was born on November 2, 1949, in Springfield, Illinois, where her father was a minister. She was educated at Florida State University, earning a master's degree in statistics there in 1973. She worked for many years in the Census Bureau, and as executive director of the Office for Research, Planning, and Evaluation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. At the Census Bureau, she served as chief of the statistical research division, of the decennial statistical studies division, of the planning, research and evaluation division, and of the demographic statistical methods division. She retired from the Census Bureau in 2019, and died on November 23, 2021. Recognition In 2016, Killion was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association Like many other academic professional societies, the American Statistical Associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Killion
Sarah Killion Woldmoe (born Sarah Christine Killion; July 27, 1992) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Early life Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Woldmoe attended Bishop Dwenger High School where she played on the varsity soccer team for four years. Woldmoe was named Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Indiana three times from 2009 to 2011. In 2010, she was named an ESPN RISE All-American and NSCAA Youth All-American; the latter for the second consecutive year. She was named NSCAA High School All-American in 2009 and 2010. Top Drawer Soccer rated her as the number 9 recruit in the country and top recruit from the state of Indiana. She finished her high school career with 63 goals and 73 assists. Woldmoe also played club soccer for the Fort Wayne Fever. UCLA Bruins Woldmoe chose to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and appeared in all 21 games for them her freshman season, starting in 11 of them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Killion
Sean Thomas Killion (born October 24, 1967) is an American former competition swimmer and Pan American Games gold medalist, who represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Killion was born in Camden, New Jersey, and spent his early years training at Jersey Wahoos, a club located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Growing up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Killion swam at Cherry Hill High School East, setting New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association records that have stood for as long as 30 years before he graduated in 1986. He was a surprise gold medalist in the 1986 Goodwill Games, defeating world record and Olympic gold medalist Vladimir Salnikov, outtouching him at the wall. He claimed the gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in the men's 400-meter freestyle event.HickokSports.com, Sports History Pan American Games. Retrieved October 30, 2012. Killion represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He competed in the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theo Killion
Theophlius Killion is an American businessman who served as CEO of Zale Corporation from February 2010 to July 2014. He also served as Director of Jewelers of America, initially as interim CEO and a member of the board of directors of Express, Inc. His tenure led the failing Zale Corporation back from near-bankruptcy. Education He was educated at The Hill School and graduated cum laude from Tufts University with a bachelor's degree in history and EnglishTheophlius Killion Retrieved on 28 Feb 2018 and M.Ed from Tufts University in 1975. Career Previously, Killion worked at as executive vi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Killion
Thomas H. Killion (born 1957) is an American politician. A Republican, he was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 9th Senatorial District from 2016 until 2020. He previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 168th district from 2003 to 2016. Early life and education Killion was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and graduated from Cardinal O'Hara High School in 1975. He received a B.S. in criminal justice from the Pennsylvania State University in 1979. Political career Early career Killion served as a fraud investigator with the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue and later founded his own pension advisory firm, InR Advisors. In 1990, he became the campaign chairman for Rep. Curt Weldon and worked in that capacity through 2003. He was elected as a member of Delaware County Council in 1991 and served from 1992 to 2000 including as Chairman. Pennsylvania House of Representatives Killion was elected to the Pennsylvania H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Killion (artist)
Tom Killion (born 1953) is an American artist, author, African historian and educator. He is internationally known for printmaking linocut, woodcut and letterpress techniques. The subject matter of his artwork is often the landscapes of Northern California. His art studio is in Inverness Ridge, on the Point Reyes Peninsula in Marin County, California. Three of his books were co-authored by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Beat poet Gary Snyder. Killion has taught African history classes at Bowdoin College, University of Asmara and San Francisco State University. Biography Killion was born in 1953 in Mill Valley, California, and has two siblings, a brother Paul and a sister, journalist Ann Killion. He attended Tamalpais High School. Killion graduated from University of California, Santa Cruz in 1975 from Cowell College in History. He has a Master of Arts degree from 1980 and a Doctorate degree from 1985, from Stanford University in African History, with his dissertation on the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ó Cillín
Ó Cillín is the name of a family now rendered as Killeen (also Killian and Killion), found mainly in County Roscommon, County Mayo and County Galway. It is derived from the saint's name Cillian. Annalistic references * ''966: Cormac ua Cillín, of the Ui Fhiachrach of Aidne, successor of Ciarán and Comán and comarba of Tuaim Gréne — and by him was built the great church of Tuaim Gréne, and its bell-tower — a sage and an old man and a bishop, rested in Christ.'' * ''1026: Conall ua Cillín, successor of Crónán of Tuaim Gréine, rested.'' * ''1087: The battle of Conacla i.e. in Corann Corann was an ancient Irish túath in northwest Connacht represented now by the present barony of Corran in County Sligo. The name is derived in legend from Corann, the harper of Dian Cecht of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Organisation Ballymote ..., won by Ruaidrí ua Conchobuir and Cormac ua Cillín, chief vice-abbot of Síl Muiredaigh, with the staff of Ciarán in his hand be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
