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Josh Shernoff
Josh is a masculine given name, frequently a diminutive (hypocorism) of the given names Joshua or Joseph, though since the 1970s, it has increasingly become a full name on its own. It may refer to: People A–J *Big Josh, stage name for American professional wrestler Matt Osborne (1957–2013) * Josh Adams (American football) (born 1996), American football player * Josh Ali (born 1999), American football player *Josh Allen (other), multiple people * Josh Appelt (born 1983), American mixed martial artist * Josh Bailey (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player * Josh Ball (born 1998), American football player * Josh Barnett (born 1977), American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler * Josh Beckett (born 1980), American former Major League Baseball pitcher *Josh Bell (other), multiple people *Josh Berry (born 1990), American racing driver *Josh Bilicki (born 1995), American racing driver *Josh Binstock (born 1981), Canadian Olympic volleyball player * Josh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. Origins and usage Etymologically, the term ''hypocorism'' is from Ancient Greek (), from (), meaning 'to call by endearing names'. The prefix refers in this case to creating a diminutive, something that is smaller in a tender or affectionate sense; the root originates in the Greek for 'to caress' or 'to treat with tokens of affection', and is related to the words () 'boy, youth' and () 'girl, young woman'. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the Morphology (linguistics), morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often clipping (morphology), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Boyer
Josh Boyer (born January 21, 1977) is an American college and professional football coach. Boyer previously coached with the New England Patriots and multiple college football teams. Coaching career College After graduating from Muskingum College, where he played football as a wide receiver and defensive back, he began his coaching career in 2000 as a graduate assistant at King's College, Pennsylvania. He then served in the same capacity at the University of Dayton in 2001 and Kent State University in 2002 and 2003. In 2004, Boyer served as the defensive backs coach at Bryant University. He then served as the defensive coordinator at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 2005 before joining the New England Patriots in 2006. New England Patriots Boyer joined the Patriots in 2006 as a defensive coaching assistant. He was promoted to defensive backs coach following the 2008 season. In 2012, his title was changed to cornerbacks coach. Boyer won three Super Bowls a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Culbreath
Joshua Culbreath (September 14, 1932 – July 1, 2021) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meter hurdles—the national outdoor champion from 1953 to 1955; three-time winner of the event in the Penn Relays in the same years, and Olympic bronze medal winner in 1956, while he was serving in the U.S. Marine Corps; and world record holder in 1957. Culbreath was inducted into the United States Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. Early life Culbreath was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on September 14, 1932. He began running the hurdles in high school and in 1951 was ranked second in the U.S. in the 200 yard low hurdles and was the Pennsylvania's state high school champion in that event. Culbreath graduated in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Morgan State College, where he was the USA Outdoor champion in the 400m hurdles for three consecutive years—1953, 1954, and 1955. He was also a three-time winner of the event in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Cooper (wide Receiver)
Josh Cooper (born January 8, 1989) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL). Early years Cooper attended and played football at Mustang High School in Mustang, Oklahoma. During his senior season in high school, Cooper caught 81 passes for 1,328 yards and had 15 touchdowns while the team went 10–2. On defense, Cooper accounted for 84 tackles and 6 interceptions. He also kicked eight successful field goals. College career Josh Cooper played college football at Oklahoma State University. He was a redshirt in 2007. In 2008 as a freshman, Cooper had 2 catches for 10 ten yards, and 0 touchdowns. In 2009 as a sophomore, Cooper had 20 receptions for 234 yards, and 1 touchdown. In 2010 as a junior, Cooper had 68 catches, 736 receiving yards, and five touchdowns ranking second behind eventual first round draft choice Justin Blackmon. Cooper also returned punts in college, averaging 9.6 yards per return for his career. He returned 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Cooper (defensive End)
Joshua Martez Cooper (born December 5, 1980) is an American former professional football defensive end. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Mississippi. Cooper was also a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy, Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. Since 1975, the team ... and Florida Tuskers. Professional career San Francisco 49ers In 2004, Cooper started his career with the 49ers. In the preseason, he recorded a team high 3 sacks. By the beginning of the regular season the 49ers signed him to their practice squad. On Sept. 26, Cooper saw his first regular season action, in a backup role, against the Seattle Seahawks. He played in two games during the 2004 season. He was released on Aug 28, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Cooper (cryptographer)
Joshua Edward Synge ('Josh') Cooper CB, CMG (3 April 1901 in Fulham, London – 24 June 1981 in Buckinghamshire) was an English cryptographer. Josh was the eldest son of Richard Edward Synge Cooper and his wife Mary Eleanor Burke who were married in Dublin exactly a year before his birth. He was educated at Shrewsbury School, Brasenose College, Oxford, and King's College London. He joined the Government Code and Cypher School as a Junior Assistant in October 1925 to specialise in Russian codes and ciphers. He was down from King's College London with a First in Russian and was teaching at a preparatory school in Margate. Then a sister of the novelist Charles Morgan said that Russian linguists were needed "at a place in Queen’s Gate". He was assigned to Ernst Fetterlein to work on Soviet diplomatic ciphers, with an Army officer, Capt. A.C. Stuart Smith. The first message he read was from Moscow to the Soviet representative in Washington, about the repudiation of debts by A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Conerly Jr
Josh is a masculine given name, frequently a diminutive (hypocorism) of the given names Joshua or Joseph, though since the 1970s, it has increasingly become a full name on its own. It may refer to: People A–J *Big Josh, stage name for American professional wrestler Matt Osborne (1957–2013) * Josh Adams (American football) (born 1996), American football player * Josh Ali (born 1999), American football player * Josh Allen (other), multiple people * Josh Appelt (born 1983), American mixed martial artist * Josh Bailey (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player * Josh Ball (born 1998), American football player * Josh Barnett (born 1977), American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler * Josh Beckett (born 1980), American former Major League Baseball pitcher * Josh Bell (other), multiple people *Josh Berry (born 1990), American racing driver * Josh Bilicki (born 1995), American racing driver * Josh Binstock (born 1981), Canadian Olympic volleyball player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Childress
Joshua Malik Childress (born June 20, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. An All-EuroLeague Second Team member in 2010, he played with the Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets, and New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and Olympiacos Piraeus of the Greek Basket League and EuroLeague. Early life Childress grew up in Compton, California where he and his brother, Chris, played basketball and did their best to stay out of trouble. The neighborhood they lived in was very tight and supportive, but they lived under constant threat of gangsters in the area. Childress attended Mayfair High School in nearby Lakewood, overlapping with MLB All-Star Justin Turner. Besides playing basketball in high school and being named a McDonald's High School All-American, he also played volleyball during his senior year. He led his high school volleyball team, the Monsoons, to an undefeated record and he was voted to the All-League volleyba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Charles
Joshua Aaron Charles (born September 15, 1971) is an American film, television, and theater actor. He is best known for the roles of Dan Rydell on '' Sports Night, '' Will Gardner on '' The Good Wife'', which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and his early work as Knox Overstreet in '' Dead Poets Society'' and Bryan from '' Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead''. Early life Charles is the son of Allan Charles, an advertising executive, and Laura Peyton. He is Jewish on his father's side, and he has described himself as Jewish. He began his career performing comedy at the age of 9. As a teenager, he spent several summers at Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Center in New York. He attended the Baltimore School for the Arts, where he was a classmate of Jada Pinkett and Tupac Shakur. Career Charles' film debut was in fellow Baltimore native John Waters' '' Hairspray'' in 1988. The following year, he starred alongside Robin Williams and Ethan Hawke in '' Dead Poets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Carraway
Josh Carraway (born April 13, 1994) is an American former professional football linebacker. He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL draft after playing college football at TCU. College career Carraway was named All-Big 12 Conference his final two years of college. He led his team with 9.5 sacks as a junior, and recorded eleven tackles for loss while leading his Texas Christian University team with eight sacks as a senior. Professional career Tennessee Titans Carraway was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round, 227th overall, in the 2017 NFL draft. On May 12, 2017, the Titans signed Carraway to a four-year, $2.48 million contract that also includes a signing bonus of $87,086. He was waived on October 3, 2017, and was re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 9, 2017. On September 1, 2018, Carraway was waived by the Titans. Washington Redskins On November 26, 2018, Carrawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Byrne
Josh Byrne (born April 15, 1994) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League and Six Nations Chiefs of Major Series Lacrosse. He has won a championship with each team, with the Chaos in 2021, and with the Bandits in 2023, 2024 and 2025. He won the 2024 NLL MVP award and was also named the Finals MVP. Early life Born in New Westminster, British Columbia to an Irish father and Trinidadian mother, Byrne attended New Westminster Secondary School and played junior lacrosse for his hometown New Westminster Salmonbellies of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League. Byrne played collegiately at ASA College and Nassau Community College. From 2016 to 2017, he played at Hofstra University, where he scored 71 goals and tallied 111 points in 29 games. Professional career Byrne was taken first overall in the 2016 Western Lacrosse Association draft by the Burnaby Lakers. In 16 career regular season games with Burnaby, he tallied 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Bynes
Joshua Bynes (born August 24, 1989) is an American football coach and former linebacker. He is currently the defensive assistant/linebackers coach for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He was also a member of the Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, and Carolina Panthers. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, where he was a key member of their 2010 national championship team. Early life and college Bynes grew up in Florida and went to college at Auburn, where he played college football. Bynes anchored the middle of the Auburn defense for three consecutive years, garnering Second-team All-SEC honors as a senior. As a senior, he recorded a team high 73 total tackles and helped lead Auburn to a national championship victory. Professional career Baltimore Ravens (first stint) 2011 Bynes went undrafted in the 2011 NFL draft. On July 28, 2011, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |