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Ron O'Brien (other)
Ron O'Brien may refer to: * Ron O'Brien (coach), American diving coach * Ron O'Brien (DJ) (1951–2008), American disc jockey * Ron O'Brien (footballer) Ron O'Brien (born 6 December 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operate ... (born 1942), Australian rules footballer for Richmond * Ronnie O'Brien (born 1979), Irish footballer {{hndis, Obrien, Ron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron O'Brien (coach)
Ronald Shay O'Brien (March 14, 1938 – November 19, 2024) was a Hall of Fame American diving coach and author who dove for Ohio State University. He was the head diving coach at Ohio State from 1963 to 1978, later coaching the Mission Viejo Nadadores from 1978 to 1985, the Mission Bay Divers of Boca Raton from 1985 to 1990, and the City of Fort Lauderdale Diving Team from 1990 to 1996 . He coached diving for the U.S. Olympic team for eight successive Olympics from 1968 to 1996 and coached Olympic champion Greg Louganis and future Ohio State Diving Coach Vince Panzano. The seven Olympic medalists he coached won five gold, three silver, and four bronze medals. Early life and athletic career O'Brien was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on March 14, 1938, to Paul O'Brien, a firefighter, and Helen Shay, a homemaker. He began his athletic career as a diver at the YMCA of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended David B. Oliver High School in Pittsburgh's northside area, where he swam a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron O'Brien (DJ)
"Big" Ron O'Brien (real name: Richard Walls; October 24, 1951 – April 27, 2008) was a disc jockey who worked at many top radio stations during his lifetime. O'Brien grew up in Des Moines, IA, and worked at KBAB in Indianola and KYNA in Des Moines. He started in 1969 at KUDL (now KMBZ-FM) in Kansas City. During the ensuing years, he worked for many stations, including KTLK in Denver, WCAR in Detroit, WQXI in Atlanta, WCFL (now WMVP) in Chicago, WOKY in Milwaukee, WFIL in Philadelphia, KFI and KIIS in Los Angeles, KWK (now WARH) in St. Louis (where he stayed for nine years), KZDG in Denver, WYXR (which became WLCE during his tenure and is now WRFF) in Philadelphia, WNBC (now WFAN) and WXLO (now WEPN-FM) in New York, WPGC in Washington, D.C., and WRKO in Boston. WOGL WOGL (98.1 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, owned by Audacy, Inc. The station broadcasts a classic hits radio format. WOGL's transmitter is located in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron O'Brien (footballer)
Ron O'Brien (born 6 December 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ... (VFL). Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:OBrien, Ron Living people 1942 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Richmond Football Club players 20th-century Australian sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
