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Bill Jones (journalist)
Bill Jones may refer to: Sports * Bill Jones (basketball, born 1914) (1914–2006), American professional basketball player in 1942 and a pioneer of racial integration in the sport *Bill Jones (basketball, born 1936) (1936–2008), American college basketball coach who coached North Alabama University to the NCAA Division II national title in 1978–79 *Bill Jones (basketball, born 1944), American college basketball coach who coached Jacksonville State University to the NCAA Division II national title in 1984–85 * Bill Jones (basketball, born 1958), American professional basketball player known for his career in Australia's National Basketball League * Bill Jones (basketball, born 1966), American professional basketball journeyman in numerous countries; played collegiately for Iowa *Bill Jones (catcher), Major League Baseball player from 1882 to 1884 * Bill Jones (outfielder) (1887–1946), Major League Baseball player * Bill Jones (running back) (born 1966), American football pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Jones (basketball, Born 1914)
William McNeil Jones (February 3, 1914 – April 9, 2006) was an American professional basketball player.Bill Jones NBL stats basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on September 4, 2014. He played in all five games for the National Basketball League's Toledo Jim White Chevrolets before the team disbanded early into the 1942–43 season. Jones was one of the earliest players in the NBL and is considered a pioneer of inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Jones (Notre Dame Football)
Bill Jones was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Carroll College in Helena, Montana, from 1931 to 1932. Prior to that, he was a player (1926 to 1927) and assistant coach (1929 to 1930) at the University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic university, Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend, Indiana, South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin fo ... under head coach Knute Rockne. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Bill Year of birth missing Year of death missing Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players Notre Dame Fighting Irish football coaches Carroll Fighting Saints football coaches Sportspeople from Sioux City, Iowa Players of American football from Iowa American football guards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Bill Jones
William "Canada Bill" Jones (c. 1837–1877) was an English-born confidence artist, riverboat gambler and card sharp in Canada and the United States. He has been described by historians, news reporters and others who have written about his life since the late 19th century with such superlatives as "the greatest of confidence men" and "without doubt the greatest three-card-monte sharp ever to work the boats, perhaps the greatest of them all." Life Born in a Romanichal tent in Yorkshire, England, Jones learned the techniques of his future trade at a young age, and honed his skills into his late teenage years. In 1860, he emigrated to Canada,"Canada Bill’s Funeral," ''Inter Ocean'', November 1, 1877, p. 3. where he learned and perfected his three-card monte skills while travelling with Dick Cady as a "thrower". Heading south to the United States, he found success as a Mississippi riverboat gambler, teaming up with George Devol, Holly Chappell and Tom Brown. Brown's share alone w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Jones (trade Unionist)
Joseph William Jones (10 March 1900 – 18 March 1988), known as Bill Jones, was a British trade unionist. Born in Bethnal Green, Jones joined the British Army early in World War I, while still underage. His mother obtained his release, but he rejoined in 1917, and continued to serve in the army until 1920. After a succession of short-term jobs, in 1925 he became a bus conductor and joined the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU)."Jones, Joseph William (Bill)", ''Dictionary of Labour Biography'', vol.XIII, pp.175-180 During the UK general strike of 1926, Jones distributed the '' British Worker'', the Trade Union Congress' bulletin, and he drove busses into obscure streets in order that strikebreakers would struggle to locate them. By the 1930s, Jones had joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) and the Rank and File Movement of London busworkers, becoming its secretary in 1935. In this role, he criticised TGWU General Secretary Ernest Bevin for not suppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Jones (steelmaking)
William Richard Jones (1839 – September 29, 1889) was an American steelmaking inventor and manager highly valued by his last employer, Andrew Carnegie. Early life Jones was born in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, in 1839. His family had come from a mining area in Wales and immigrated to America for a better life nine years before his birth. Bill Jones was one of eleven children. His mother died when he was only eight. He attended public school in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, but was expelled for sticking up for a classmate, causing controversy with a teacher. Due to the ill health of his father, Reverend John Jones, he began working at the age of ten in 1849, beginning an apprenticeship at the Lehigh Crane Iron Works, under David Thomas who was a friend of his father's in Wales. During this time, he was learning the skills which would help him become a leading figure in the industry years later. When Bill was fourteen, his father succumbed to his illness. Jones was then in the care of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill T
Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) * Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature * Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's beak Places * Bill, Wyoming, an unincorporated community, United States * Billstown, Arkansas, an unincorporated community, United States * Billville, Indiana, an unincorporated community, United States People * Bill (given name) * Bill (surname) * Bill (footballer, born 1978), ''Alessandro Faria'', Togolese football forward * Bill (footballer, born 1984), ''Rosimar Amâncio'', a Brazilian football forward * Bill (footballer, born 1999), ''Fabricio Rodrigues da Silva Ferreira'', a Brazilian forward Arts, media, and entertainment Characters * Bill (''Kill Bill''), a character in the ''Kill Bill'' films * William “Bill“ S. Preston, Esquire, The first of the titular duo of the Bill & Ted film series * A lizard in Lewis Carroll's '' Alice's Adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Jones (musician)
Bill Jones (born Belinda Jones in Staffordshire, England) is an English folk singer/songwriter. Jones won the BBC Folk Award in 2001. Discography * ''Turn to Me'' (Boing, 2000) * ''Panchpuran'' (Brick Wall Music, 2001) * ''Bits & Pieces'' EP (Brick Wall Music, 2001) * ''Live at The Live'' (Brick Wall Music, 2002) * ''Two Year Winter'' (Brick Wall Music, 2003) * ''Wonderful Fairytale'' (Brick Wall Music, 2019) References External links Brick Wall Music at Bill Jones at |
Bill Jones (artist)
Bill Jones is a photographer, installation artist, performer and writer living in Los Angeles, CA. His work is concerned with light as both a physical phenomenon and metaphorical figure. Jones was part of the Vancouver School of conceptual photography, along with such artists as Rodney Graham, Ian Wallace and Jeff Wall. Jones has three daughters; his youngest daughter (with New York-based, Canadian-born video artist Ardele Lister) is actress and screenwriter Zoe Lister-Jones. He is married to visual artist and writer Joy Garnett. Biography Bill Jones' work has been shown in the United States, Canada and elsewhere, including a mid-career retrospective, "Bill Jones: 10 Years of Multiple-Image Narratives," at the International Center of Photography, NY; P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, LIC, NY; Exit Art, NY; Brooklyn Museum; Vancouver Art Gallery; Jewish Museum, NY; Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Sandra Gering Gallery, NY; Lombard-Freid, NY; Amy Lipton Gallery, NY; White Columns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool Hope University
, mottoeng=Hope to all who need it , established=1844 – Saint Katharine's College (as Warrington Training College)1856 – Notre Dame College (as Our Lady's Training College)1964 – Christ's College1979 – Liverpool Institute of Higher Education1995 – Liverpool Hope University College2005 – Liverpool Hope University , type=Public , chancellor=Monica Grady , vice_chancellor=Professor Gerald Pillay , students= () , undergrad= () , postgrad= () , doctoral= , city=Liverpool , country=England , campus=Hope Park, Childwall & Creative Campus, Everton , colours= , website= Liverpool Hope University (abbreviated LHU) is a public university with campuses in Liverpool, England. The university grew out of three teacher training colleges: Saint Katharine's College (originally Warrington Training College), Notre Dame College, and Christ's College. Uniquely in European higher education, the university has an ecumenical tradition, with Saint Katharine's College having been A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Jones (academic)
Bill Jones may refer to: Sports *Bill Jones (basketball, born 1914) (1914–2006), American professional basketball player in 1942 and a pioneer of racial integration in the sport *Bill Jones (basketball, born 1936) (1936–2008), American college basketball coach who coached North Alabama University to the NCAA Division II national title in 1978–79 *Bill Jones (basketball, born 1944), American college basketball coach who coached Jacksonville State University to the NCAA Division II national title in 1984–85 * Bill Jones (basketball, born 1958), American professional basketball player known for his career in Australia's National Basketball League * Bill Jones (basketball, born 1966), American professional basketball journeyman in numerous countries; played collegiately for Iowa *Bill Jones (catcher), Major League Baseball player from 1882 to 1884 * Bill Jones (outfielder) (1887–1946), Major League Baseball player * Bill Jones (running back) (born 1966), American football pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi House Of Representatives
The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected for four-year terms. To qualify as a member of the House candidates must be at least 21 years old, a resident of Mississippi for at least four years, and a resident in the district for at least two years. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Membership, qualifications, and apportionment Article 4, Section 36 of the Mississippi Constitution specifies that the state legislature must meet for 125 days every four years and 90 days in other years. The Mississippi House of Representatives has the authority to determine rules of its own proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and expel a member with a two-thirds vote of its membership. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Jones (Mississippi Politician)
Bill Jones may refer to: Sports *Bill Jones (basketball, born 1914) (1914–2006), American professional basketball player in 1942 and a pioneer of racial integration in the sport *Bill Jones (basketball, born 1936) (1936–2008), American college basketball coach who coached North Alabama University to the NCAA Division II national title in 1978–79 *Bill Jones (basketball, born 1944), American college basketball coach who coached Jacksonville State University to the NCAA Division II national title in 1984–85 * Bill Jones (basketball, born 1958), American professional basketball player known for his career in Australia's National Basketball League * Bill Jones (basketball, born 1966), American professional basketball journeyman in numerous countries; played collegiately for Iowa *Bill Jones (catcher), Major League Baseball player from 1882 to 1884 * Bill Jones (outfielder) (1887–1946), Major League Baseball player * Bill Jones (running back) (born 1966), American football pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
