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Kevan
As a given name, Kevan is a variant of the name Kevin (''Caoimheán'' or ''Caomhán '', an Irish diminutive form of ''Caoimhín''; also anglicized ''Keevan'' or ''Cavan'').''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin". The feminine variant is '' Caoimhe'' (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva''). The Irish surname Kevan is an anglicization of '' Ó Géibheannaigh'' (also rendered Keaveney) or ''Caomhánach'' (also rendered Cavens). Given name *Kevan Barbour (born 1949), international cricket umpire from Zimbabwe *Kevan Barlow (born 1979), former American football running back *Kevan Broadhurst (born 1959), English former professional footballer, coach and football manager * Kevan Brown (born 1966), retired English professional footballer * Kevan George (born 1990), Trinidadian footballer *Kevan Gosper, AO (born 1933), Australian former athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres * Kevan Guy (born 1965), Canadian former professional ice hockey play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Kevan
David John Kevan (born 31 August 1968) is a Scottish football coach and former player. A midfielder, he made his debut in the English Football League for Notts County in February 1986. He spent the next four years at the club, also enjoying a brief loan spell at Cardiff City. He signed with Stoke City in February 1990 and broke into the first-team in the 1991–92 season following a short loan spell at Maidstone United the previous season. He helped Stoke to win the Football League Trophy in 1992 and then the Second Division title in 1992–93, before he ended his career at Bournemouth in 1994. His career over by the age of 26, he made a total of 221 appearances in league and cup competitions, scoring six goals. He remained in the game as a coach, serving Stoke City, Burnley, Notts County, Stockport County, Hereford United, Cheltenham Town, Forest Green Rovers, Port Vale and Hanley Town. He also had three spells as a caretaker-manager, once at Stoke City in October 2002 and tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Kevan
Derek Tennyson Kevan (6 March 1935 – 4 January 2013) was an English footballer. He spent the majority of his club career playing as a centre-forward for West Bromwich Albion, where he earned the nickname "The Tank". In 1961–62 he was joint leading scorer in Division One – alongside Ray Crawford of Ipswich Town – with 33 goals. He also won 14 caps for the England national team, scoring a total of eight goals, including two in the 1958 FIFA World Cup Finals. Club career Kevan was born in Ripon. His father Albert, formerly an officer in the Royal Marines, worked as a pipe-layer. Kevan started his career in his native Yorkshire with Bradford Park Avenue. Kevan was the first signing made by the former Tottenham Hotspur full-back Vic Buckingham after he had taken over from Jesse Carver as manager of West Bromwich Albion in February 1953. Signed for £2,000, Kevan completed his National Service in the Army before establishing himself full-time at The Hawthorns. Coache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevan Foley
As a given name, Kevan is a variant of the name Kevin (''Caoimheán'' or ''Caomhán '', an Irish diminutive form of ''Caoimhín''; also anglicized ''Keevan'' or ''Cavan'').''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin". The feminine variant is ''Caoimhe'' (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva''). The Irish surname Kevan is an anglicization of '' Ó Géibheannaigh'' (also rendered Keaveney) or '' Caomhánach'' (also rendered Cavens). Given name *Kevan Barbour (born 1949), international cricket umpire from Zimbabwe * Kevan Barlow (born 1979), former American football running back * Kevan Broadhurst (born 1959), English former professional footballer, coach and football manager * Kevan Brown (born 1966), retired English professional footballer * Kevan George (born 1990), Trinidadian footballer *Kevan Gosper, AO (born 1933), Australian former athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres * Kevan Guy (born 1965), Canadian former professional ice hockey p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevan Smith (baseball)
Kevan Alan Smith (born June 28, 1988) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay Rays, and Atlanta Braves. Prior to playing professionally, Smith attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he played for the Pittsburgh Panthers baseball and football teams. The White Sox selected Smith in the seventh round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut in 2016. Amateur career Smith attended Seneca Valley High School in Harmony, Pennsylvania, graduating in 2006. During his high school career, he played for the school's American football team as a quarterback, but was limited to only 12 games. Smith enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh and played for the Pittsburgh Panthers football team. He redshirted during his first year at Pittsburgh, in 2006, and became the Panthers' starting quarterback in 2007 following an injury to Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevan Barlow
Kevan Courtney Barlow (born January 7, 1980) is a former American football running back. During his career, he played for the San Francisco 49ers, New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers. Early life Barlow played his high school football at Peabody High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As his team’s star player, he led them to the City League Championship three consecutive times. During his high school career, Barlow was a two-time All-City selection, a Pittsburgh Post Gazette City League Player of the Year, and also a member of the Post Gazette Fabulous 22. Barlow was selected to play in the prestigious Big 33 Football Classic all-star game. He was compared to NFL hall of famer Curtis Martin during his high school career. After his senior season, he committed to playing for the University of Pittsburgh. Barlow was inducted into the Pittsburgh City League High School Hall of Fame in 2017. College career Barlow attended the University of Pittsburgh where he played befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevan Jones
Kevan David Jones (born 25 April 1964) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Durham since 2001. He served as a defence minister under Gordon Brown, and resigned as a shadow defence minister in January 2016 in protest against a front bench reshuffle by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Early life Jones was born in Nottinghamshire and is the son of a coal miner. He attended Portland School, Worksop, Portland Comprehensive School in Worksop and Northumbria University, Newcastle Polytechnic and the University of Southern Maine, gaining a Bachelor of Arts, BA (Hons) in Government and Public Policy. Before becoming an MP, he was a Newcastle upon Tyne councillor from 1990 to 2001 and Chairman of the Development Committee as well as an elected officer of the GMB Union. Parliamentary career Jones was first elected as MP for North Durham in 2001 with a majority of 18,681. After becoming member of Parliament, Jones became a member of the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevan Miller
Kevan Michael Miller (born November 15, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Amateur Miller was born in Santa Clarita, California, and attended Canyon High School until age 16, when he transferred to Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts, and then played college hockey in Hockey East NCAA Division I for the University of Vermont Catamounts. While with the Catamounts, Miller played 144 games, scoring five goals and 25 assists for 30 points, also serving as the captain of the team for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons. Professional Emerging out of college, Miller signed an amateur tryout contract with the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL) and played six games for the team during the regular season. In September 2011, Miller attended the Boston Bruins' training camp, but was released to the Providence training camp on September 23, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevan Brown
Kevan Barry Brown (born 2 January 1966) is an English retired professional footballer who played at full back in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Aldershot in the 1980s and 1990s, before a career in non-league football. Football career Brown was born in Andover, Hampshire, the son of Peter Brown, the former Southampton forward, and his wife, June. Brown joined Southampton as a trainee in 1982 after signing Associate School Boy Forms in 1979. He then signed as a professional in July 1984. He remained at The Dell until the spring of 1987, without breaking into the first team, although he made over 120 appearances for the reserves. In February 1987, he went on loan to Brighton and Hove Albion, with the deal being made permanent the following month with Brighton and Hibe Albion paying £10000 for his signature. After a two seasons at Brighton and helping them to promotion back to the then 2nd Division in November 1988 he transferred to Aldershot, where he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Kevan
Martin Kevan (March 19, 1947 – May 1, 2013) was a Canadian actor, voice actor, and author. Early life Kevan was born in Nairobi, Kenya on March 19, 1947. He moved to Canada with his whole family in May, 1958. He attended McGill University, where he studied business and was active with the thespian community there. He decided to become an actor and acted on stage, film, radio and TV. Death He died after a brief battle with cancer in Montreal on 1 May 2013. Acting Career His roles include the drama '' Happiness Is Loving Your Teacher'' (1977), for which he was nominated as 'best actor' in the Canadian Film Awards. Kevan also worked on the film "Arena" (1979), an 8-minute film by Lois Siegel. Kevan also provided voice acting and motion capture for the video game Far Cry 3 ''Far Cry 3'' is a 2012 first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the third main installment in the '' Far Cry'' series after '' Far Cry 2''. The game takes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevan Lannister
George R. R. Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' saga features a large cast of characters. The series follows three interwoven plotlines: a dynastic war for control of Westeros by several families; the rising threat of the superhuman Others beyond the northern border of Westeros; and the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen, the exiled heir of the previous ruling dynasty. The Great Houses of Westeros represent the Seven Kingdoms which exist on the continent: the North, the Iron Islands, the Vale of Arryn, the Westerlands, the Stormlands, the Reach, and Dorne. A massive wall of ice and old magic separates the Seven Kingdoms from the largely unmapped area in the most northern portion of the continent. Each chapter is narrated in the third-person limited point of view through the eyes of a single character. Beginning with nine POV characters in ''A Game of Thrones'' (1996), a total of thirty-one such characters have narrated over the course of the first five volumes of the series. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevan Hurst
Kevan James Hurst (born 27 August 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Currently Joint Manager of Belper Town Tornadoes Under 8's. Career Hurst was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. A versatile player, he can play all across the midfield or forward line though his preferred position is left-wing. He made his first senior appearance in the League Cup against Queens Park Rangers on 23 September 2003 with his only league appearance for the Blades coming on 25 September 2004 as a 90th-minute substitute for Tommy Black against Coventry City. Since then, Hurst has been on loan to Boston United (where he scored his first career goal against Yeovil Town), Stockport County (where he scored once against Oldham Athletic) and Chesterfield. In July 2006, he returned to his home town team on six-month loan deal which ended on 2 January 2007. After playing for United in the Third Round FA Cup defeat against Swansea City, Hurst was loaned out to Scunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevan Gosper
Richard Kevan Gosper, AO (born 19 December 1933) is an Australian former athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was formerly a Vice President of the International Olympic Committee, and combined Chairman and CEO of Shell Australia. 1956 Summer Olympics Gosper competed for Australia in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, where he won the silver medal in the 4 × 400 metre relay with his teammates Graham Gipson, Leon Gregory and David Lean. International Olympic Committee Gosper was nominated to the International Olympic Committee in 1977; was a vice president of the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG). He was chief of the IOC Press Commission, deputy chairman of the IOC Co-ordination Commission for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, chairman of Olympic Games Knowledge Services and president of the Oceania National Olympic Committees. He was inaugural chairman of the Australian Institute of Sport 1980–85, and president of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
