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Valek Sykes
Valek or Válek (Czech/Slovak feminine: Válková) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Erika Valek (born 1982), Colombian basketball player *Jim Valek James Joseph Valek (January 25, 1928 – September 4, 2005) was an American football player, coach, and executive. He served as the head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1967 to 1970, compiling a record of ... (1928–2005), American football player and coach * Miroslav Válek (1927–1991), Slovak poet, publicist and politician * Vladimír Válek (1935–2025), Czech conductor * Zdeněk Válek (born 1958), Czech footballer See also * * Valek Airport, an airport in Russia {{surname Czech-language surnames Slovak-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Valek
Erika Yaneth Valek (born April 9, 1982) is a former college basketball player for the Purdue Boilermakers. High school Born in Bucaramanga, Colombia to Janeth and Juan Carlos Valek, she played for Lubbock Coronado High School in Lubbock, Texas, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2000 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored six points. College Valek, a point guard, won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as the best women's college basketball player under 5'8" in 2004. She was also named to the 2003 All-Big Ten team and the 2003 NCAA East Regional all-tournament team. Purdue statistics Source Professional She was drafted in the 2004 WNBA draft by the Detroit Shock and was traded with college teammate Shereka Wright and Sheila Lambert for Chandi Jones in a draft day deal to the Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Mercury compete in the Women's Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Valek
James Joseph Valek (January 25, 1928 – September 4, 2005) was an American football player, coach, and executive. He served as the head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1967 to 1970, compiling a record of 8–32. Valek also coached the New York Knights, of the Arena Football League The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 Arena Football League season, 1987 season, making it the third longest-runnin ..., to a 2–10 record in 1988. Head coaching record College References 1928 births 2005 deaths American football ends Arena Football League coaches Army Black Knights football coaches Dallas Cowboys scouts Illinois Fighting Illini football coaches Illinois Fighting Illini football players New England Patriots coaches New England Patriots executives South Carolina Gamecocks football coaches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miroslav Válek
Miroslav Válek (July 17, 1927 – January 27, 1991) was a Slovak poet, publicist and politician. Biography Miroslav Válek was born in Trnava and from 1947 to 1949 he studied at Vysoká škola obchodná in Bratislava. During the years 1949–1963 he worked as an editor for magazines (''Slovenský roľník'', ''Týždeň (časopis), Týždeň'', ''Družstevný obzor''), finally becoming general editor of ''Mladá tvorba''. In 1962 he joined the KSČ, Communist party of Czechoslovakia. In the years 1966–1967 he was general editor of the magazine ''Romboid'' and also the secretary of Zväz slovenských spisovateľov, later (1967–1968) serving as its president. Válek was politically active and became high ranking party official. As a result of Constitutional Act on the Czechoslovak Federation, the Ministry of Culture of Slovakia was established in 1969, with Miroslav Válek as its minister, position he held until 1988. In 1971 he became a member of party central committe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |