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Lofton is an English surname that is occasionally used as a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Cirroc Lofton (born 1978), American actor * Chris Lofton (born 1986), American basketball player * Curtis Lofton (born 1986), American football linebacker * David Lofton (born 1984), American football safety * Eric Lofton (born 1993), Canadian football offensive lineman * James Lofton (born 1956), former American Football wide receiver and coach * James Lofton (baseball) (born 1974), former Major League Baseball shortstop * John Lofton (1941–2014), American political commentator * Kenneth Lofton Jr. (born 2002), American basketball player * Kenny Lofton (born 1967), Major League Baseball outfielder * Oscar Lofton (born 1938), American football player and coach * Ramona Lofton (born 1950), nicknamed ''Sapphire'' African-American author and performance poet * Saab Lofton, American author, cartoonist and radio personality * Steve Lofton (born 1968), American footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cirroc Lofton
Cirroc Lofton (, born August 7, 1978) is an American actor and podcaster who started his career at the age of nine with many minor roles. He got his start in the 1989 child education program ''Econ and Me'', which teaches children economics. He is best known for playing Jake Sisko on the 1990s TV series ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. Personal life According to Lofton, he is a distant relative, "perhaps a third cousin", of Major League Baseball center fielder Kenny Lofton. Career Lofton's first major role on a TV series was also his longest role, playing Jake Sisko, the son of the lead character, Benjamin Sisko on the science fiction TV series ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' from 1993 to 1999. In September 2003, he played Maynard, a preacher's son who went to Harvard in the ''7th Heaven (TV series), 7th Heaven'' episode "PK". He had a regular role as professional basketball player Curtis Thorpe on the Showtime (TV network), Showtime drama series ''The Hoop Life'', and a recurrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramona Lofton
Ramona Lofton, better known by her pen name Sapphire, is an American author and performance poet. Early life Ramona Lofton was born in Fort Ord, California, one of four children of an Army couple who relocated within the United States and abroad. After a disagreement concerning where the family would settle, her parents separated, with Lofton's mother "kind of abandoning them". Lofton dropped out of high school and moved to San Francisco, where she attained a GED and enrolled at the City College of San Francisco before dropping out to become a "hippie". In the mid-1970s Lofton attended the City College of New York and obtained an MFA degree at Brooklyn College. Lofton held various jobs before starting her writing career, working as a performance artist as well as a teacher of reading and writing. Career Lofton moved to New York City in 1977 and became heavily involved with poetry. She also became a member of a gay organization named United Lesbians of Color for Change Inc. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loftin
Loftin is an English surname, which is also occasionally used as a middle name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Megan Gibson-Loftin (born 1986), American softball coach and player * Brian Loftin (born 1972), American soccer player * Carey Loftin (1914–1997), American stuntman * Colin Loftin (contemporary), American criminologist * Nicholas Loftin (contemporary), American record producer * Nick Loftin (born 1998), American baseball player * Nikki Loftin (born 1972), American fiction author * Peter Loftin (1958–2019), American telecom entrepreneur * R. Bowen Loftin (born 1949), American academic * Robert Loftin (1938–1993), American ornithologist * Scott Loftin (1878–1953), American politician in Florida * Tiffany Dena Loftin (contemporary), American director in the NAACP Middle name * Albert Loftin Johnson (1860–1901), American business executive and baseball owner * Tom Loftin Johnson (1854–1911), American politician in Ohio * Tom Loftin Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lofton Creek Records
Lofton Creek Records was an American independent country music record label. The label is notable for releasing " I Loved Her First", a number-one single for the band Heartland. History Harold Shafer and his wife Vicky founded Lofton Creek Records in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1999. Three years later, Mike Borchetta (father of record executive Scott Borchetta) and his wife Martha joined as business partners. The label was based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2003, they also distributed the Big Al label, which was founded by country singer J. Michael Harter. By 2004, the Borchettas owned a twenty percent stake in Lofton Creek, and the label had just signed Jeffrey Steele. The label had its first chart entry in 2004 with Keith Bryant's "Ridin' with the Legend", a tribute song to Dale Earnhardt. This song charted at number 47 on ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs in late 2004. The label achieved a number-one single on the same chart in 2006 with Heartland's " I Loved Her First," which a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lofton R
Lofton is an English surname that is occasionally used as a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Cirroc Lofton (born 1978), American actor * Chris Lofton (born 1986), American basketball player * Curtis Lofton (born 1986), American football linebacker * David Lofton (born 1984), American football safety * Eric Lofton (born 1993), Canadian football offensive lineman * James Lofton (born 1956), former American Football wide receiver and coach * James Lofton (baseball) (born 1974), former Major League Baseball shortstop * John Lofton (1941–2014), American political commentator * Kenneth Lofton Jr. (born 2002), American basketball player * Kenny Lofton (born 1967), Major League Baseball outfielder * Oscar Lofton (born 1938), American football player and coach * Ramona Lofton (born 1950), nicknamed ''Sapphire'' African-American author and performance poet * Saab Lofton, American author, cartoonist and radio personality * Steve Lofton (born 1968), American footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Lofton
Willie "Poor Boy" Lofton (January 1897 – 1956 or c. 1962) was an American Delta blues singer-guitarist. He recorded eight sides for Decca Records and Bluebird Records, adopting a style strikingly similar to Tommy Johnson's. Lofton never achieved much commercial success or recognition in his lifetime, but his rendition of Johnson's "Big Road Blues" has been revitalized on compilation albums. Not much is known about Lofton's personal life, although musician Plastic Crimewave, writing in his column ''The Secret History of Chicago Music'', stated that Lofton most likely was born in Florence, Mississippi, sometime in 1905. He worked as a barber in Jackson and also played the blues, performing regularly with influential Delta blues musicians Tommy Johnson and Ishmon Bracey. Johnson, in particular, was hugely impactful on Lofton's own style, as he soon adopted Johnson's fast-paced staccato guitar playing and falsetto singing. Lofton relocated to Chicago in 1934, recording and rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tricky Lofton
Lawrence "Tricky" Lofton (May 28, 1930 – December 15, 1993) was an American jazz trombonist. He studied with Kid Ory, and J. J. Johnson, and made several recordings with Carmell Jones. Discography As sideman * Bill Doggett, '' Dance Awhile with Doggett'' (King, 1958) * Richard "Groove" Holmes, ''Groove'' (Pacific Jazz, 1961) * Richard "Groove" Holmes, '' Tell It Like It Tis'' (Pacific Jazz, 1966) * Carmell Jones, ''Mosaic Select'' (Mosaic, 2003) * Les McCann, '' Les McCann Sings'' (Pacific Jazz, 1961) * Les McCann, ''Oh Brother!'' (Fontana, 1964) * Jimmy McGriff James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936 – May 24, 2008) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader. Biography Early years and influences Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McGriff started playing pia ..., '' Let's Stay Together'' (Groove Merchant, 1972) References 1930 births American jazz trombonists American male trombonists 21st-century American tromboni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Lofton
Steve Lofton (born November 26, 1968) is an American former professional football cornerback who played nine seasons in the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National ... (NFL). References 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Jacksonville, Texas Players of American football from Cherokee County, Texas American football cornerbacks Texas A&M Aggies football players Montreal Machine players Phoenix Cardinals players Carolina Panthers players New England Patriots players 20th-century American sportsmen {{defensiveback-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saab Lofton
Saab Lofton is an author, cartoonist and radio personality. He lives in Seattle, Washington, United States. Lofton graduated from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. After graduation, Lofton moved to Las Vegas where he hosted the "Saab Lofton Power Hour" for KLAV 1230 AM radio and wrote a column for the '' Las Vegas CityLife''. Lofton's work includes ''A.D.'', a novel he wrote while a student at San Francisco State University San Francisco State University (San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Francisco, California, United States. It was established in 1899 as the San Francisco State Normal School and is .... Lofton's second novel is called ''Battle Neverending''. Lofton formerly published a column in the discontinued '' Seattle Sinner'', an alternative newspaper, and self-publishes an underground comic book called "Rufus the Black Cat". References Bibliography * * * * External links * * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Lofton
Oscar W. Lofton (born April 2, 1938) is an American former football player and coach. He played professionally as an end for the Boston Patriots of the American Football League (AFL). He served as the head coach at Southeastern Louisiana University from 1980 to 1985, compiling a record of 30–34–1. Collegiate career At Southeastern Louisiana University, Lofton competed on the football, basketball, and track and field teams. Professional career Lofton played end for the Boston Patriots of the American Football League (AFL) in 1960. He scored the second touchdown in franchise history on a 60-yard pass play. He was selected for military service and missed the 1961 and 1962 seasons. He returned to play for the Patriots but suffered a hamstring injury in training camp and never played another snap in pro football. Coaching career Lofton was the 11th head football coach at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana and he held that position for six seasons, from 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Lofton
Christopher Franklin Lofton (born March 27, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball with the University of Tennessee Volunteers. High school Chris Lofton is from Maysville, Kentucky, where he led the Mason County Royals (his high school basketball team) to a victory in the 2003 State Championships and led the Royals back to the state championship game the next year. Despite being named Mr. Basketball his senior year, Lofton was not recruited by Louisville or Kentucky. He was recruited by University of Tennessee coach Buzz Peterson and subsequently chose to play for the Vols. College As a freshman, Lofton made third team All-America at Tennessee. Against the University of Georgia on February 11, 2006, he made a school record 9 three-point shots en route to a career-high 33 points in an 83–78 win. On December 23, 2006, he scored a new career-high 35 points in a 111–105 overtime victory against the University of Texas. For th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Lofton
Kenneth Lofton (born May 31, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder. Lofton was a six-time All-Star (1994–1999), four-time Gold Glove Award winner (1993–1996), and at retirement, was ranked 15th among all-time stolen-base leaders with 622. During his career, he played for the Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Texas Rangers. Lofton attended the University of Arizona on a basketball scholarship. The Wildcats made it to the Final Four in 1988. He did not join the school's baseball team until his junior year. Lofton made 11 postseason appearances, including World Series appearances in 1995 and 2002 with the Indians and Giants, respectively. From 2001 to 2007, Lofton did not spend more than one consecutive season with a team. For his career, the Indians were the only team he played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
