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Walt is a masculine given name, generally a short form of Walter, and occasionally a surname. Notable people with the name include: People Given name * Walt Anderson (American football) (born 1952), American football official * Walt Arfons (1916-2013), American drag racer and competition land speed record racer * Walt Bellamy (1939-2013), American National Basketball Association player, two-time Basketball Hall of Fame inductee * Walt Bellamy (ice hockey) (1881-1941), Canadian hockey player * Walter Blackman (born 1965/1966), American member of the Arizona House of Representatives * Walt Bowyer (born 1960), American National Football League player * Walt Brown (politician) (born 1926), American politician * Walt Clago (1899-1955), American football player * Walt Conley (1929–2003), American singer * Walt Corey (1938–2022), American National Football League player * Walt Disney (1901–1966), American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entreprene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter (name)
Walter is a German and English masculine given name of Germanic languages , Germanic origin, composed of the elements meaning "power" or "ruler", and "army". History The name Walter is of Germanic languages , Germanic origin composed of the elements ''walt-'' (Proto-Germanic ''*wald-'') "power", "ruler", and ''hari'' (Proto-Germanic ''*χarja'') "army". The name is first recorded in the 6th century, with Walthari son of Wacho, who was king of the Lombards during 539–546. Old Germanic forms are recorded as ''Walthari'', ''Waltari'', ''Walthar'', ''Waltar'', ''Waltere'', ''Waldheri'', ''Waldhere'', ''Waltheri'', ''Walthere'', ''Walther'', ''Walter'', ''Waldher'', and ''Valter''. The Old English equivalent is ''Wealdhere'', Old Norse has ''Valðar'' and '' Valdarr''. It was later used in modern English as Walter. The name was popularized by the epic German hero Walter of Aquitaine, Walther von Aquitaine, and later from the name of the writer Walther von der Vogelweide. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Hazzard
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman (born Walter Raphael Hazzard Jr.; April 15, 1942 – November 18, 2011) was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach. He played in college for the UCLA Bruins and was a member of their first national championship team in 1964. He also won a gold medal that year with the US national team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Hazzard began his pro career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers, who selected him a territorial pick in the 1964 NBA draft. He was named an NBA All-Star with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1968. After his playing career ended, he was the head coach at UCLA during the 1980s. College career Hazzard attended Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, where his teams went 89–3 and he was named the city's player of the year when he was a senior. Hazzard went on to the University of California, Los Angeles, where he became a key player on the Bruins varsity basketball team. In Hazzard's f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Radzick
Walter Raymond Radzick (May 25, 1935 – March 31, 2005) was a Canadian football defensive tackle who played in the Canadian Football League from 1958 to 1965. A graduate of the University of Toronto, Radzick first played football with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the Ontario Rugby Football Union. In 1958 he signed with the Calgary Stampeders where he won the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy for best Canadian rookie in the west (with 1 interception and 2 fumble recoveries.) In 1960 he returned to Toronto, starting 5 seasons with the Argonauts; 66 regular season games and 5 playoff games. He finished his career playing 6 games with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1965 (the year they won the Grey Cup The Grey Cup () is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested between the winners ....) As an Argonaut, Radzick missed on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Peacosh
Walt Peacosh (September 16, 1935 – July 23, 2017) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Peacosh was a member of the Trail Smoke Eaters who won a gold medal at the 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships in Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland .... He also played professionally with the Spokane Comets and Vancouver Canucks."Walt Peacosh", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 4, 2015. References 1935 births 2017 deaths Canadian ice hockey left wingers Ice hockey people from Manitoba People from The Pas 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021. Born into a wealthy family in the New York City borough of Queens, Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics. He became the president of his family's real estate business in 1971, renamed it the Trump Organization, and began acquiring and building skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. He launched side ventures, many licensing the Trump name, and filed for six business bankruptcies in the 1990s and 2000s. From 2004 to 2015, he hosted the reality television show ''The Apprentice (American TV series), The Apprentice'', bolstering his fame as a billionaire. Presenting himself as a political outsider, Trump won the 2016 United States presidential e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Nauta
Waltine Torre Nauta Jr. (born ) is an American valet and body man to U.S. president Donald Trump. He was a defendant in a Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (government documents case), criminal case over violations of the Espionage Act and related offenses. While a petty officer in the U.S. Navy, he was Trump's List of personal aides to the president of the United States, valet at the White House. After Trump's term ended, Nauta continued to work for him at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club and residence. In June 2023, Trump and Nauta were indicted by a federal grand jury in a Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (government documents case), criminal case over violations of the Espionage Act and related offenses. Nauta was charged with six counts of federal crimes and pleaded Not guilty plea, not guilty. On July 27, two new counts of obstruction were brought against Nauta. The original six charges against Nauta relate to allegations that he, acting at Trump's direction, moved boxes t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Lemon Jr
Walt is a masculine given name, generally a short form of Walter, and occasionally a surname. Notable people with the name include: People Given name * Walt Anderson (American football) (born 1952), American football official * Walt Arfons (1916-2013), American drag racer and competition land speed record racer * Walt Bellamy (1939-2013), American National Basketball Association player, two-time Basketball Hall of Fame inductee * Walt Bellamy (ice hockey) (1881-1941), Canadian hockey player * Walter Blackman (born 1965/1966), American member of the Arizona House of Representatives * Walt Bowyer (born 1960), American National Football League player * Walt Brown (politician) (born 1926), American politician * Walt Clago (1899-1955), American football player * Walt Conley (1929–2003), American singer * Walt Corey (1938–2022), American National Football League player * Walt Disney (1901–1966), American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Lamb
Walter G. "Dub" Lamb (December 21, 1920 – January 5, 1991) was an American professional football end who played one season with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Bears in the tenth round of the 1943 NFL draft after playing college football at the University of Oklahoma. Early life and college Walter G. Lamb was born on December 21, 1920, in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He attended Ardmore High School in Ardmore. Lamb was a member of the Oklahoma Sooners from 1939 to 1942 and a three-year letterman from 1940 to 1942. He was named first-team All- Big Six by both the Associated Press and United Press his senior year in 1942. Professional career Lamb was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 10th round, with the 89th overall pick, of the 1943 NFL draft. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He finally signed with the Bears in 1946. Lamb played in all 11 games, starting three, for the Bears during the 1946 seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Kowalczyk
Walter Joseph Kowalczyk (April 17, 1935 – November 7, 2018) was an American football defensive back and fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys. He also played in the American Football League (AFL) for the Oakland Raiders. He played college football at Michigan State University. Early years Kowalczyk attended Westfield High School, where he earned four letters in football and baseball, three in basketball and two in track. In football and baseball he was named to the All-state team twice. He won the state 100-yard dash title twice. As a senior, he received the Harry Agganis Award as the best high school athlete in New England. He accepted a scholarship from Michigan State University, where he became a three-year starter at right halfback. As a sophomore, he was given the nickname "The Sprinting Blacksmith", after his efforts helped his team defeat UCLA in the 1956 Rose Bowl. He recorded 584 yards and 6 touchdowns in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Koken
Walt Koken (born October 9, 1946, Columbia, Missouri) is an American claw-hammer banjo player, fiddle A fiddle is a Bow (music), bowed String instrument, string musical instrument, most often a violin or a bass. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including European classical music, classical music. Althou ...r, and singer, who received the Nashville Old-Time String Band Association's 2016 Heritage Award. Koken was prominent in the old-time music revival during the 1960s, and continues to be a leader and mentor in the old-time music community today. Biography Family Koken's mother, Helen Hawkins Koken Pickel, was a classical pianist and a kindergarten teacher. Her family was English; the Kokens were from Germany. Koken's father, John C. Koken, was a math professor. The Koken family arrived in New Orleans in 1850, then traveled up the Mississippi River to St. Louis (Milliner 2017). By 1892, the Koken Barber’s Supply Company of St. Louis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Kelly
Walter Crawford Kelly Jr. (August 25, 1913 – October 18, 1973) was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip ''Pogo (comic strip), Pogo''. He began his animation career in 1936 at The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Studios, contributing to ''Pinocchio (1940 film), Pinocchio'', ''Fantasia (1940 film), Fantasia'', and ''Dumbo''. In 1941, at the age of 28, Kelly transferred to work at Dell Comics, where he created ''Pogo'', which eventually became his platform for political and philosophical commentary. Early life and career Kelly was born of Irish-American heritage in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Walter Crawford Kelly Sr. and Genevieve Kelly (née MacAnnula). When he was two years old, the family moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut. After graduating from Warren Harding High School in 1930, Kelly worked at odd jobs until he was hired as a crime reporter on the ''Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Post''. He also took up cartooning and illustrated a biography of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Kiesling
Walter Andrew Kiesling (May 27, 1903 – March 2, 1962) was an American professional football guard and coach who spent 36 years in the National Football League (NFL). He was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966 and was named to the NFL 1920s All-Decade Team in 1969. A native of Saint Paul, Minnesota, Kiesling played college football at the University of St. Thomas where he was selected as an all-state player from 1923 to 1925. He then played 13 years as a guard (and his first season as a tackle) in the NFL with the Duluth Eskimos (1926–1927), Pottsville Maroons (1928), Chicago Cardinals (1929–1933), Chicago Bears (1934), Green Bay Packers (1935–1936), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1937–1938). He was a first-team All-Pro in 1929, 1930, and 1932, a second-team All-Pro in 1931, and played for the Packers 1936 NFL championship team. Kiesling also spent 25 years as a coach or aide for NFL teams, including seven years as head coach of the Pitts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
