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List Of People From Erie, Pennsylvania
The following is a list of notable persons who were born, or who have lived a significant part of their lives, in Erie, Pennsylvania. Art and Literature * Richard Anuszkiewicz, founder and foremost artist of Op Art movement * Moses Billings, early American portrait painter * Marc Brown, children's book author and illustrator, creator of the ''Arthur'' book series * John Silk Deckard, painter, printmaker, sculptor * David Greenberger, artist * Thom Hatch, author and novelist who specializes in the history of the American West, the American Civil War, and the Plains Indian Wars * Eugene Iverd, illustrator and teacher * Ron Larson, author of several dozen mathematics textbooks * Leon Ray Livingston, known as "King of the Hobos" * Ruth Eleanor Newton, illustrator and designer * Joseph Plavcan, painter and teacher * Chuck Rosenthal, author * Ida M. Tarbell, author, journalist, "muckraker" * John Totleben, comic book illustrator, known for covers of DC Comics' ''Swamp Thing'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 at the 2020 census. The estimated population in 2021 had decreased to 93,928. The Erie metropolitan area, equivalent to all of Erie County, consists of 266,096 residents. The Erie-Meadville combined statistical area had a population of 369,331 at the 2010 census. Erie is roughly equidistant from Buffalo and Cleveland, each being about 100 miles (160 kilometers) away. Erie's manufacturing sector remains prominent in the local economy, though insurance, healthcare, higher education, technology, service industries, and tourism are emerging as significant economic drivers. As with the other Great Lakes port cities, Erie is accessible to the oceans via the Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River network in Canada. The local climate is hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Totleben
John Thomas Totleben (born February 16, 1958 in Erie, Pennsylvania) is an American illustrator working mostly in comic books. Biography After studying art at Tech Memorial in Erie, Totleben attended The Kubert School for one year. He then spent several years working for comics editor Harry "A" Chesler, producing illustrations for the'' Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam''; which never saw print. His first published work appeared in '' Heavy Metal'' in January 1979. His first success in American comics, and still his best-known work, was as the inker of pencilled art by Stephen R. Bissette for the DC Comics title ''Swamp Thing'', when the series was being written and reinvented by Alan Moore. Totleben and Bissette joined the series in 1983 shortly before Moore. Totleben's style was unusual for the time, and is still distinctive among U.S. comics artists, for its fluid layouts and heavily detailed rendering using a combination of stippling and hatching. He also painted covers for the series in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. The NL and AL were formed in 1876 and 1901, respectively. Beginning in 1903, the two leagues signed the National Agreement and cooperated but remained legally separate entities until 2000, when they merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball. MLB is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. It is also included as one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Baseball's first all-professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was founded in 1869. Before that, some teams had secretly paid certain players. The first few decades of professional baseball were characterized by rivalries between leagues and by players who often jumped from on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Bierbauer
Louis W. Bierbauer (September 28, 1865 – January 31, 1926) was an American professional baseball player. He was a second baseman in Major League Baseball during the late 1880s and 1890s. Over that period of time, he played for the Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association before joining many other major leaguers in jumping to the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders in the newly formed Players' League for the 1890 season, a league which folded after just one year of play. A "piratical" act When the Players' League folded in 1891, pretty much every player that left the National League or the American Association for the league in 1890 was allowed to return to their original team. However Lou Bierbauer never signed a contract to return to Philadelphia Athletics. The National League's Pittsburgh Alleghenys realizing Bierbauer's absence in the Athletics line-up soon became determined to sign him at all cost. Alfred Spink, the founder of the ''Sporting News'', wrote about the incide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Wrestling Hall Of Fame
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum and hall of fame for amateur wrestling, headquartered in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 2010, it began operating the Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. History The museum was awarded to Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1972 by a decision of the United States Wrestling Federation, which chose Stillwater over a competing bid from Waterloo, Iowa. The museum opened on September 11, 1976. In 2010, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame absorbed the Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, previously operated by the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum. The Dan Gable Museum had opened in 1998 in Newton, Iowa, and moved to Waterloo in 2006. In May 2016, the NWHOF voted to revoke all honors given to Dennis Hastert after his conviction, the first time the Hall of Fame has ever punished a now-former inductee. The museum operates by private donations and state funding. Six people from Oklahoma formed the Hall of Fame corporation: Myron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Baumgartner
Bruce Robert Baumgartner (born November 2, 1960) is a retired American freestyle wrestler. He is the current assistant vice president for university advancement and former athletic director at the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania near Erie, Pennsylvania and current President of USA Wrestling. Baumgartner is among the best American wrestlers of all time. Amongst American wrestlers, his five international titles is only behind Jordan Burroughs, John Smith, and Adeline Gray. Between 1983 and 1996, Baumgartner won 13 World or Olympic medals, the most World and Olympic medals among American wrestlers. Life and career Baumgartner was born in Haledon, New Jersey. He is one of the most accomplished American wrestlers of all time, winning 4 Olympic Medals (2-Gold, 1-Silver, 1-Bronze), 9 World Championship Medals (3-Gold, 3-Silver, 3-Bronze) and 4 Pan-American Medals (3-Gold, 1-Silver,); he has also won 12 World Cup Medals (7-Gold, 5-Silver), an NCAA title (and 2 Runner-Up finishes), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Championship
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, individual (or other entity) in a particular nation and in a particular field. Often, the use of the term cup or championship is just a choice of words. Bandy * List of Finnish bandy champions * List of Norwegian bandy champions * List of Russian bandy champions * List of Swedish bandy champions * List of United States bandy champions Basketball *NBA Finals *NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament *NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * Úrvalsdeild karla * Úrvalsdeild kvenna Bridge * North American Bridge Championships Cross country running * USA Cross Country Championships * Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (high school level) Curling Men's * Tim Hortons Brier * United States Curling Men's Championships * Bru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays its home games at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. Founded in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL), they joined the NFL in 1970 following the AFL–NFL merger. The Bills' name is derived from an All-America Football Conference (AAFC) franchise from Buffalo that was in turn named after western frontiersman Buffalo Bill. Drawing much of its fanbase from Western New York, the Bills are the only NFL team that plays home games in that state. The franchise is owned by Terry and Kim Pegula, who purchased the Bills after the death of original owner Ralph Wilson in 2014. The Bills won consecutive AFL Championships in 1964 and 1965, the only major professional sports championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Baker (gridiron Football)
Arthur R. Baker (born December 31, 1937) is a former collegiate and professional American football player. He played college football at Syracuse University, where he was an All-American fullback in the backfield with Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis. He was also an NCAA wrestling champion at Syracuse in 1959, becoming only the second African-American to win an NCAA wrestling title. The only college athlete to win division one titles in two different sports in the same year 1959. He played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) for the Buffalo Bills in 1961 and 1962. He then went to the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he played four seasons, mainly for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Baker lives in Miami Florida. See also * List of American Football League players The following is a list of men who played for the American Football League (AFL, 1960–1969). Players A B C D Elbert Dubenion E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sig Andrusking
Sigmund F. "Ziggy" Andrusking (January 18, 1913 – August 18, 1994) was an American football guard who played one season with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Detroit Mercy and attended East High School in Erie, Pennsylvania Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 .... References External linksJust Sports Stats {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrusking, Sig 1913 births 1994 deaths Players of American football from Pennsylvania American football guards Detroit Titans football players Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players Sportspeople from Erie, Pennsylvania Wilmington Clippers players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavenly Discourse
''Heavenly Discourse'' is a collection of satirical essays by Charles Erskine Scott Wood, published in 1927. Publication Wood primarily wrote poetry and serious prose. However, Max Eastman and John Reed, co-editors of the radical magazine ''The Masses'', asked him to write something humorous for their periodical. The result was a short satirical attack on World War I named ''The Heavenly Dialogue'', published in 1914. This became the first of a series of similar dialogues. Ten of these were published in ''The Masses''. Following passage of the Espionage Act of 1917, ''The Masses'' was suppressed by the U. S. government on the grounds that it was detrimental to the war effort. Wood continued to write more discourses. After World War I, Max Eastman and others urged publication of the discourses in book form. In 1927, the Vanguard Press published a collection of forty-one of them under the title ''Heavenly Discourse''. Content The work is primarily a dialogue between Satan and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
