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Falloon
Falloon is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Andrew Falloon (born 1983), New Zealand politician and member of parliament * Beau Falloon (born 1987), rugby league footballer * Colleen Falloon (born 1943), New Zealand netball player * Eddie Falloon (1903–1963), Irish footballer * John Falloon CNZM (1942–2005), New Zealand politician * Pat Falloon Pat Falloon (born September 22, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League between 1991 and 2000. He played with the San Jose Sharks, Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators ... (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player See also * Fallon (surname) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Falloon
Andrew Hamilton Falloon (born 29 August 1983) is a former New Zealand politician, serving as a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party from 2017 until his resignation in July 2020. Early life Falloon was born in Ashburton in 1983. He received his education at Allenton Primary School before boarding at Christchurch Boys’ High School. He attended the University of Canterbury to study political science and economics. Political career At the and elections Falloon stood as a list-only candidate for ACT New Zealand. From 2007, he worked as a researcher at Parliament, before working in the ministerial offices of Rodney Hide, Phil Heatley and Steven Joyce. Member of Parliament At the 2017 general election, Falloon contested the electorate of as a candidate for the National Party. Rangitata had been held by National since the electorate was created in 2008. Falloon won the electorate, defeating Labour candidate Jo Luxton by 6,331 votes. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Falloon
John Howard Falloon (17 February 1942 – 4 October 2005) was a New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1977 to 1996, representing the National Party in the Pahiatua electorate. Early life and family Falloon was born in Masterton on 17 February 1942, the son of Margaret Falloon (née Woodhead) and Douglas John Falloon. He was educated at Lindisfarne College and Massey University, graduating with a diploma in sheep farm management. Falloon had three children with his wife Philippa. His cousin, Ian Falloon, was one of the first psychiatrists to have family involved in the treatment of schizophrenia. Member of Parliament He was first elected to Parliament in the Pahiatua by-election of 1977, replacing Sir Keith Holyoake who had been appointed Governor-General. He retained his seat until he retired. He held a number of ministerial posts, first in the government of Robert Muldoon, including Postmaster-General, Minister of Statistics, Minister in charge of the Inla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau Falloon
Beau Falloon (born 21 May 1987) is a former professional rugby league footballer who last played for Leeds in the Super League. He played as a and previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. Background Falloon was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Playing career Falloon played with the South Sydney Rabbitohs for 3 seasons making 25 appearances. Falloon spent most of his playing time during this period with Souths feeder side the North Sydney Bears. At Norths, Falloon made a total of 53 appearances and scored 15 tries. He joined the Gold Coast Titans in 2012. On 15 February 2015, Fallon was suspended as revelations unfold pertaining to the Karmichael Hunt/Smith/Seers cocaine trafficking investigation – Court date 5 March 2015. Although the charges against Falloon were thrown out of court, The Gold Coast side announced that they would not be re-signing Falloon for the following season. On 23 October 2015, Fal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Falloon
Pat Falloon (born September 22, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League between 1991 and 2000. He played with the San Jose Sharks, Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators, Edmonton Oilers, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He would also play a season in the Swiss National League. The first player drafted by the Sharks, Falloon had a standout junior career with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League, with consecutive 60 goal seasons before being drafted. Playing career Falloon was named Memorial Cup Tournament MVP in 1991 with the Spokane Chiefs of the WHL. Falloon was drafted 2nd overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He was the first-ever draft pick in the history of the San Jose Sharks organization. Ray Whitney, his teammate with the WHL's Spokane Chiefs, was the Sharks' second pick. The Sharks had thought the pair would be a natural scoring combination, but that didn't pan out. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colleen Falloon
Colleen Natalie Falloon (née McMaster; born 10 July 1943) is a former New Zealand netball player. She played 11 international matches for the New Zealand team between 1960 and 1963, including at the 1963 World Netball Championships. More recently she has been active in Masters athletics, winning multiple national marathon titles, in the W60, W65, W70 and W75 categories. Early life Falloon was born Colleen Natalie McMaster on 10 July 1943. She was educated at Christchurch West High School, and went on to study at Christchurch Teachers' College. Netball career McMaster began playing representative netball for Canterbury in 1959, and was described as "one of the outstanding players" at that year's national netball championships, where she gained South Island honours. In 1960, McMaster was selected for the New Zealand team that toured Australia, and was the youngest member of the touring party. She played in 12 of the 16 games on tour, mostly at goal attack, including in two of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Falloon
Edward Falloon (20 December 1903 – 4 July 1963) was an Irish professional football defender who played for Crusaders, Aberdeen, Clyde and Larne. Playing career Club career Falloon began his career with Belfast club Crusaders in the 1922/23 season. In 1927, he signed for Scottish club Aberdeen as a forward, before converting to a centre-half. In 1937, he was captain of Aberdeen in their first Scottish Cup final against Celtic, which Aberdeen lost 2–1. In the following season, 1937–38, he signed for Clyde in a £700 deal. In 1939, he won the Scottish Cup as Clyde beat Motherwell in the final 4–0.Scottish Cup final: 80th anniversary for Clyde side that held the trophy longest BBC Sport, 27 May 2019 That was one of his last games for the club and in Scotland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |