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Mayers Murray
Mayers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan Mayers (born 1937), British footballer *Anastatia Mayers (born circa 2005), Antiguan space traveller, first Caribbean woman in space, first mother-daughter pair in space, via an August 2023 Virgin Galactic suborbital tourist spaceflight *Antonio Mayers (born 1979), Barbadian cricketer *Emanuel Mayers (born 1989), Trinidadian hurdler *George Mayers (1860–1952), Irish Anglican priest *Jamal Mayers (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player *John Mayers (1801–1865), British cricketer *Kyle Mayers (born 1992), Barbadian cricketer *Mike Mayers (born 1991), American baseball player *Naomi Mayers, Australian indigenous rights activist and singer *Natasha Mayers (born 1979), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sprinter * Rakim Mayers, known as ASAP Rocky (born 1988), American rapper, music producer and record executive *Raymond Mayers (born 1960), Australian water polo player *Sharne Mayers (born 1992), Zimbabwean cricketer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Mayers
Alan Mayers (born 20 April 1937) is an English former association football, footballer who played as an outside forward. Born in Delamere, Cheshire, he made one appearance for Chester City F.C., Chester in The Football League, wearing the number seven shirt in a 2–1 defeat away to Scunthorpe United F.C., Scunthorpe United in April 1956. The previous season, he had played for the club in the Welsh Cup final against Barry Town F.C., Barry Town, helping Chester to a 1–1 draw at neutral Wrexham A.F.C., Wrexham, but he did not play in the replay as Chester lost to their non-league opponents. References 1937 births Living people People from Cheshire West and Chester English Football League players English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Chester City F.C. players Footballers from Cheshire {{England-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Mayers
Natasha Laren Mayers (born 10 March 1979 in Saint Vincent) is a professional track and field sprinter who competes internationally for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. She is the national record holder over 60 metres, 100 metres, and 200 metres. She represented her country at the Summer Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 and had the honour of being the national flag bearer at the latter edition. She has also appeared at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 2001 and 2003, as well as taking part in the IAAF World Indoor Championships. She won the 2002 NCAA women's 200 m title, running for the USC Trojans. Mayers received a two-year competitive ban from athletics (sport), athletics after testing positive for excess testosterone (medication), testosterone in July 2005. She returned to international competition in 2010 and won the 100 m gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – An initial bronze medallist, she was twice upgraded as both of the other two original m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayers' Industrial School
Mayers' Industrial School (1904–c. 1930) was a private boarding and day school for African American students in Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. The school was in part funded by the Presbyterian Board of Missions. It was also known as People's Industrial School, Mayers’ Industrial High School, and Myers' Industrial School. History The school was founded as the People's Industrial School in 1904, by the principal Flora E. Mayers (?–1930), and was owned the Presbyterian Board of Missions. Mayers had studied at a "colored school" in Maryville, and at Swift Memorial College in Rogersville. She was married to Rev. Richard Mayers. The early classes for Mayers' Industrial School were held at a building at 923 Vine Avenue at Lynch Street in East Knoxville, and school events were held at Market Hall. It offered programs in bible study, sewing, woodworking, and cooking. In 1908, the school name changed to Mayers' Industrial School by the women at the Union Presbyterian Society. Their s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayers (other)
Mayers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan Mayers (born 1937), British footballer * Anastatia Mayers (born circa 2005), Antiguan space traveller, first Caribbean woman in space, first mother-daughter pair in space, via an August 2023 Virgin Galactic suborbital tourist spaceflight * Antonio Mayers (born 1979), Barbadian cricketer * Emanuel Mayers (born 1989), Trinidadian hurdler * George Mayers (1860–1952), Irish Anglican priest *Jamal Mayers (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player * John Mayers (1801–1865), British cricketer * Kyle Mayers (born 1992), Barbadian cricketer * Mike Mayers (born 1991), American baseball player *Naomi Mayers, Australian indigenous rights activist and singer *Natasha Mayers (born 1979), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sprinter * Rakim Mayers, known as ASAP Rocky (born 1988), American rapper, music producer and record executive * Raymond Mayers (born 1960), Australian water polo player *Sharne Mayers (born 1992), Zimbabwean c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Mayers
Vincent Mayers (19 March 1934 – 5 December 2013) was a Guyanese cricketer. He played six first-class matches for British Guiana between 1964 and 1969. Career Vincent Mayers was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler, known for his versatility as an all-rounder. He made his first-class debut for British Guiana in 1964 and played his last match in 1969. Although his career was relatively short, he contributed to the team's performance in both batting and bowling departments. Despite limited records of his performances, he is remembered as a dedicated player who represented his country during a transitional period in Guyanese cricket. Personal life Born in Demerara Demerara (; , ) is a historical region in the Guianas, on the north coast of South America, now part of the country of Guyana. It was a colony of the Dutch West India Company between 1745 and 1792 and a colony of the Dutch state from 1792 unti ..., British Guiana (now Guyana), Vincent Maye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharne Mayers
Sharne Mary Mayers (born 19 July 1992) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team. Mayers was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2008 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in South Africa. She captained the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February 2017. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Zimbabwe against Namibia women on 5 January 2019. In July 2019, she was one of four Zimbabwe women cricketers barred by the International Cricket Council (ICC) from playing in a Global Development Squad, due to play against Women's Cricket Super League teams, following the ICC's suspension of Zimbabwe Cricket earlier in the month. In November 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their series against Bangladesh. She made her WODI debut on 13 November 2021, for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh. Later the same month, she was named in Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Mayers
Raymond Mayers (born 8 January 1960) is an Australian water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 .... References 1960 births Living people Australian male water polo players Olympic water polo players for Australia Water polo players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASAP Rocky
Rakim Athelaston Mayers (born October 3, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Rocky ( ; stylized as A$AP Rocky), is an American rapper. Born and raised in Harlem, he embarked on his musical career as a member of the hip hop music, hip hop collective ASAP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker. In August 2011, Mayers' single "Peso (song), Peso" was music leak, leaked online, and within weeks, began receiving radio airplay. He signed with Polo Grounds Music, an imprint of RCA Records in October of that year, and shortly after, released his debut mixtape, ''Live. Love. ASAP, Live. Love. A$AP'' (2011) to widespread critical acclaim. Mayers' 2012 single, "Fuckin' Problems" (featuring Drake (musician), Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar), marked his first entry—at number eight—on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, received a nomination for Grammy Award for Best Rap Song, Best Rap Song at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, and preceded his debut studio album, ''Long. Live. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Mayers
Naomi Mayers (born 1941) is a leader in Australian health. She is also known for having been lead vocalist of the music group The Sapphires, on which a popular 2012 film of the same name was based. Early life Mayers was born in 1941, of Yorta Yorta and Wiradjuri heritage. She was one of three members of The Sapphires, along with Beverly Briggs (her sister) and Laurel Robinson, in the 1960s. She and Briggs chose not to travel with the group to Vietnam, owing to their opposition to the Vietnam War. Career in health She became involved in the foundation of the Aboriginal Medical Service in 1971, encouraged by Fred Hollows. She was officially appointed as coordinator in 1972, with fellow Sapphires Robinson and Briggs joining the service later. She had had some nursing experience, and started as an administrator. Mayers helped to lead the institution over the following 40 years, with the help of people like Dulcie Flowers and " Mum Shirl" (Shirley Smith), in 2012 she was CE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastatia Mayers
Keisha Schahaff (born 1976 or 1977) is an Antiguan and Barbudan, who, along with her daughter, Anastatia Mayers (born 2004) are space tourists who are the first citizens from Antigua and Barbuda (and English-speaking Caribbean) and the first mother and daughter duo to fly to space ( Lane Bess and Cameron Bess were the first parent and child (father and son) on the same spaceflight, Blue Origin NS-19). Their Galactic 02 launch occurred on 10 August 2023. Anastatia, at 18, is the second youngest person and youngest woman to have gone into space using the United States definition of the boundary of space. Some sources say that Anastatia Mayers is actually the youngest person to go to space, beating Oliver Daemen (this claim comes down to the exact date of birth of Mayers and Daemen). Space travel In 2021, the duo won tickets for the Galactic 02 launch, typically sold for $450,000, through a drawing held by Virgin Galactic. The draw, which required a minimum donation of $10, was hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Mayers
Michael Christopher Mayers (born December 6, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels, and Kansas City Royals. Amateur career Mayers attended Grove City High School in Grove City, Ohio where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He grew up a fan of the Cleveland Indians. As a junior at Grove City, he was 10–1 with a 1.57 ERA and as a senior, he compiled a 4–2 record with a 3.80 ERA. Mayers was not drafted out of high school in the 2010 MLB Draft and he enrolled at the University of Mississippi where he played college baseball for the Ole Miss Rebels. In 2012, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. On May 13, 2013, he was selected as a Southeastern Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week. In his junior year, he posted a 2.83 earned run average (ERA) over innings pitched with 73 strik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
