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Hamilton High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
Hamilton High School is a public high school in Memphis, Tennessee, located at 1363 E Person Avenue. Enrollment is 646 as of the 2019–2020 school year and the school is part of the Shelby County School District. The school has a Junior ROTC program and requires a school uniform. Hamilton High School graduates were among the Memphis State Eight that broke the color barrier at Memphis State in 1959. There was a clash between students and police during the Martin Luther King era. In 2011 organizers rallied to save the high school from closing. School colors are royal blue and white. Wildcats are the mascot, and the school motto is "Love Hamilton Absolutely". Former NFL player Curtis Weathers served as principal in 2015 and sought to transition the school into a Charter School. The school was part of a grade tampering controversy at several Shelby County schools in 2017 and had its principal demoted to a teaching position as a result. 97% of the students are black . History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Situated along the Mississippi River, it had a population of 633,104 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Tennessee, second-most populous city in Tennessee, the fifth-most populous in the Southeastern United States, Southeast, and the List of United States cities by population, 28th-most populous in the nation. Memphis is the largest city proper on the Mississippi River and anchors the Memphis metropolitan area that includes parts of Arkansas and Mississippi, the Metropolitan statistical area, 45th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. with 1.34 million residents. European exploration of the area began with Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1541. Located on the high Chickasaw Bluffs, the site offered natural protection from Mississippi River flooding and became a contested location in the colonial era. Modern Memphis was founded in 181 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Ella
Ervaella "Big Ella" Tate (July 2, 1934 – April 30, 1992), was an American R&B singer and songwriter based in Memphis, Tennessee. She grew up singing in church and became a nightclub singer. Big Ella was known as "Queen of Club Paradise" and she released a few solo records in the late 1960s. Life and career Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Big Ella began her career singing in church. Her godfather was famed Rev. William Herbert Brewster, pastor of the East Trigg Avenue Baptist Church in South Memphis. She was a choir soloist at the church on Sundays. She was later a member of the Greater Deliverance Holiness Church. While attending Hamilton High School, she played saxophone in the band. In 1965, Big Ella was performing with R&B singer Rufus Thomas at 77 Sunset Strip on Park when nightclub owner Sunbeam Mitchell asked her to sing at his nightclub, Club Paradise in Memphis. She sang four nights a week at Club Paradise and one night at Mitchell's other nightclub, Club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawne Williams
Shawne Brian Williams (born February 16, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis before being selected 17th overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers. High school career Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Williams was listed as the No. 5 shooting guard and the No. 15 player in the nation in 2005. College career In his freshman year of 2005–06 at Memphis, Williams averaged 13.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game while also averaging 1.4 steals and blocks, playing in 36 games while starting 34. He led all Conference USA freshmen in scoring and rebounding. Williams averaged 18.0 points and 6.7 rebounds in three games in the Conference USA tournament, being named the tournament MVP. He can also play at the guard position. Professional career Williams signed with the Indiana Pacers July 6, 2006. Williams scored 13 points in his NBA debut against the Chicago Bulls on December 11, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Williams (gridiron Football)
Bennie Bernard Williams (born July 18, 1972) is an American former professional football offensive tackle. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) in the first round (14th overall) of the 1994 NFL draft and played for one season with the team. He was suspended by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy after his rookie season and never applied for reinstatement. He later played for the BC Lions and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL), Memphis Maniax of the XFL, and Detroit Fury of the Arena Football League (AFL). Professional career Williams was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round with the 14th overall selection in the 1994 NFL draft. He started all 16 games for the team in 1994 at left tackle. He earned all-rookie selections after the season. Following his rookie season, Williams was suspended for first six games of the 1995 NFL season by the league on July 25, 1995, for testing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Simpson (American Football)
Keith Edward Simpson (born March 9, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire eight-season career for the Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The club entered the NFL a .... References 1956 births Living people Players of American football from Memphis, Tennessee American football cornerbacks American football safeties Memphis Tigers football players Seattle Seahawks players 20th-century American sportsmen {{defensiveback-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gridiron Football
Gridiron football ( ),"Gridiron football" ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved October 20, 2010. also known as North American football, or in North America as simply football, is a family of team sports derived from (and football, by extension) primarily played in the and . |
Lloyd Patterson
Lloyd Patterson (born March 26, 1957) is an American former professional football quarterback who played one season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Memphis State University. Early life and college Lloyd Patterson was born on March 26, 1957. He attended Hamilton High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Patterson was a four-year letterman for the Memphis State Tigers of Memphis State University from 1975 to 1978. He completed 30 of 72 passes (41.7%) for 371 yards and seven interceptions as a true freshman in 1975 while also rushing for 168 yards and five touchdowns. In 1976, he recorded 87 completions on 178 passing attempts (48.9%) for 1,563 yards, 14 touchdowns, and six interceptions, and 103 rushing yards for seven touchdowns. His 8.8 yards per attempt was the highest among independents that year. Patterson completed 73 of 169 passes (43.2%) for 1,336 yards, nine touchdowns, and eight interceptions during the 1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Henry
Albert J. Henry Jr. (born February 9, 1949), is a retired center who played in the National Basketball Association. He was drafted in the first round of the 1970 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers and would play two seasons with the team. Henry played in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) for the Hamden Bics, Hamilton Pat Pavers, Cherry Hill Pros, Wilkes-Barre Barons, Scranton Apollos and Lancaster Red Roses from 1970 to 1980. He won an EBA championship with the Apollos in 1977 and Barons in 1978. He was selected to the All-EBA Second Team in 1974. Career statistics NBA Source Regular season {, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" !Year !Team !GP !GS !MPG !FG% !FT% !RPG !APG !PPG , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Philadelphia , 6 , , 0 , , 4.3 , , .167 , , .714 , , 1.8 , , .0 , , 1.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WREG
WREG-TV (channel 3) is a television station in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, affiliated with CBS and owned by Nexstar Media Group. The station's studios are located on Channel 3 Drive near the Mississippi River on the west side of Memphis, and its transmitter is located near Bartlett, Tennessee. History The station first signed on the air on January 1, 1956, as WREC-TV, and began regular broadcasts the following day on January 2. It was originally owned by electrical engineer and radio dealer Hoyt Wooten (who had applied for one of the first television licenses in the country in 1928), along with WREC radio (600 AM and 102.7 FM, now WEGR). The call letters stood for Wooten's radio store, the Wooten Radio-Electric Company, where he had founded WREC radio in 1922. It took the CBS affiliation from WHBQ-TV (channel 13, which had been a CBS affiliate since it started in September 1953), as WREC-AM had been a CBS Radio affiliate since 1929. WREC-TV's original studios were located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Dolph
Adolph Robert Thornton Jr. (July 27, 1985 – November 17, 2021), better known by his stage name Young Dolph, was an American rapper and record executive. He first garnered mainstream attention for his guest appearance on O.T. Genasis' 2015 single " Cut It", which peaked within the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The following year, he released his debut studio album King of Memphis, which peaked at number 49 on the ''Billboard'' 200. His fifth album, '' Rich Slave'' (2020), peaked at number four on the chart. Thornton founded the independent label Paper Route Empire in 2010, through which he signed his cousin in-law, fellow Memphis-based rapper Key Glock. On November 17, 2021, Dolph was fatally shot in Memphis, Tennessee. Early life Adolph Robert Thornton Jr. was born on July 27, 1985, in Chicago, Illinois. When he was two years old, his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee. He had two sisters and two brothers; he and Chicago rapper Juice Wrld were second cousins. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lois DeBerry
Lois Marie DeBerry (May 5, 1945 – July 28, 2013) was an American politician who was a member of Tennessee House of Representatives and former Speaker Pro Tempore of the Tennessee House. She was elected to represent the 91st district, part of Shelby County, as a Democrat. She was first elected to the Tennessee General Assembly in 1972 and was at the time of her death the longest serving member of the House. DeBerry was the second African American woman to serve in the Tennessee General Assembly and the first woman to be speaker pro tempore of the House. Early life and education Lois DeBerry was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on May 5, 1945, the second of the five children of Samuel DeBerry and the former Mary Page. Her father was a self-employed trucker. She grew up in the Bunker Hill neighborhood of South Memphis and graduated from Hamilton High School.Jessie Carney Smith (1996)Notable Black American Women pages 167-170. During the 1960s, Lois DeBerry became engaged in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Day
Todd Fitzgerald Day (born January 7, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player and current head coach at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas. Day is the all-time leading scorer at the University of Arkansas, and played eight seasons in the NBA."Todd Day." ''www.hogstats.com.'' Retrieved February 10, 2016. During the 2006 season, he played for the Blue Stars of 's WASL Club League."Basketball New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
