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Babb
Babb is surname of mostly English origin which has been documented as far back as 1322 in Devon County, England. While the name appears to have originated in the Devon area, Y-DNA Genetic testing has revealed a number of distinct lineages throughout various parts of England. The surname also appears in the Bavaria state of Germany. Y-DNA Genetic testing has confirmed that this Bavarian line does not relate to the Babbs of England. Notable people with the surname include * Alfred Babb (1858-1933), American politician * Charlie Babb (born 1950), American football player * Charlie Babb (baseball) (1873-1954), American baseball player * Chris Babb (born 1990), American basketball player *Faith Babb ( fl. 1980–2019), Belizean politician * Gene Babb (born 1934), American football player * Glenn Babb (born 1943), South African politician and diplomat * John H. Babb (1860-1938), American politician *Keedie Babb (born 1982), British singer * Kroger Babb (1906-1980), American film and tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kroger Babb
Howard W. "Kroger" Babb (December 30, 1906 – January 28, 1980) was an American film producer and showman. His marketing techniques were similar to a travelling salesman's, with roots in the medicine show tradition. Self-described as "America's Fearless Young Showman", Eric Schaefer, ''Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!: A History of Exploitation Films, 1919–1959'' (Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1999; ). he is best known for his presentation of the 1945 exploitation film '' Mom and Dad'', which was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2005. Babb was involved in the production and marketing of many films and television shows, promoting each according to his favorite marketing motto: "You gotta tell 'em to sell 'em."David F. Friedman, ''A Youth in Babylon: Confessions of a Trash-Film King'' (Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1990; ). His films ranged from sex education-style dramas to "documentaries" on foreign cultures, intended to titillate audien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Babb
Chris Babb (born February 14, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Pennsylvania State University and Iowa State University. Early life Babb was born and raised in Kansas. After seventh grade his family moved to Arlington, Texas, where his father eventually got into the barbeque business, opening up Babb Brothers BBQ & Blues in nearby Dallas. It was here that he attended The Oakridge School where he averaged 31.2 points while helping his school to a 26–3 record and a district championship as a senior. He also averaged 8.1 rebounds, 7.2 assists and totaled a school-record 1,125 points. College career In his freshman season at Penn State, Babb played sparingly for the Lions. In 32 games, he averaged 2.8 points and 1.1 rebounds in 10 minutes per game. In his sophomore season, he was third on the team in assists (69) and steals (22), and made the second-most 3-pointers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Babb
Glenn Robin Ware Babb (born 4 June 1943) is a former politician and diplomat for the former apartheid government in South Africa. More recently he has been a businessman and entrepreneur. From 1985 to 1987 he had a high-profile posting in Canada where he was his government's ambassador to Ottawa and made frequent public statements against the anti-apartheid movement and in defence of his government and in opposition to the movement for economic sanctions on and disinvestment from South Africa that the Canadian government was leading internationally. Babb was educated at Stellenbosch University and at Oxford having been awarded the Joerg Gosteli bursary. While at Oxford, he rowed with the Lincoln College VIII and was part of the first crew to attempt to beat the Guards' record of fifteen and half hours for rowing from Oxford to London. Thereafter he joined South Africa's Department of Foreign Affairs. He also earned a law degree from the University of South Africa with a distin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanora Babb
Sanora Babb (April 21, 1907 – December 31, 2005) was an American novelist, poet, and literary editor. Early life and career Sanora Babb was born in Otoe territory in what is now Oklahoma, though neither her mother nor father were of the Otoe group of Native Americans. Her father, Walter,Biography at the a professional gambler, moved Sanora and her sister Dorothy to a one-room dugout on a broomcorn farm settled by her grandfather near . ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Babb
Philip Andrew Babb (born 30 November 1970) is a sports television pundit and former professional football player and manager. As a player he was a central defender who made over 370 league appearances during his career, most notably spending six Premier League seasons with Liverpool, and also playing in the top flight for Coventry City and Sunderland. He also played in Portugal for Sporting CP and in the Football League for Bradford City and Tranmere Rovers. Babb represented the Republic of Ireland at the 1994 World Cup, playing in 35 internationals. He later had a spell as manager of Non-league side Hayes & Yeading United, but has largely worked as a pundit for Sky Sports and other networks since retiring. Club career Born in Lambeth, London, Babb came through the youth ranks of Millwall, before beginning his senior career in 1990 with Bradford City. He moved to Coventry City in July 1992 for a fee of £500,000, where he spent two seasons before moving to Liverpool on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babb, Montana
Babb ( Blackfeet: , "Lakes Inside", or , “Cree Town”) is a small unincorporated farming and ranching community in Glacier County, Montana, United States, on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The community experiences a large influx of tourists in the summer months as it is the gateway to the Many Glacier area of Glacier National Park. Babb is a census-designated place (CDP) and had a population of 174 at the 2010 census. Community infrastructure includes one school (Babb Elementary School), a U.S. Post Office, a fire station that houses the Babb/St. Mary Volunteer Fire Department, Thronson's General Store and Motel, several restaurants, two churches, and a gas station. Alcohol is not sold in Babb. Nearby attractions include Glacier National Park, the Many Glacier Hotel, the St. Mary River, the St. Mary Irrigation Canal, Chief Mountain, and the U.S. ports of entry of Piegan and Chief Mountain. Nearby attractions Many Glacier Many Glacier is an area within Glacier National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Babb
Michael Babb (born 14 October 1963 in Farnborough, Kent) is a British sport shooter. He has competed for Team GB in small-bore rifle prone at two Olympics (2000 and 2004), and has been close to an Olympic medal in 2004, finishing in seventh position. Apart from his Olympic career, Babb has won a total of seven medals in a major international competition, including two silvers at the Commonwealth Games (2002 and 2006). Throughout his sporting career, Babb trains full-time under assistant head coach Kimmo Yli-Jaskari of the national team, while he shoots at Appleton Rifle Club in Warrington. Babb began shooting small-bore rifle at the age of 14, and quickly progressed to the British Junior Training Squad that culminated him in a runner-up finish at the European Championships in 1983. As medals and records followed, Babb attained a reserve position for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, but his marksmanship prominence did not occur until 1999, when he won a silver in rifle pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinky Babb
Julius Wistar "Pinky" Babb (born in Princeton, South Carolina) is one of the nation's most storied high school football coaches. He coached for 39 seasons (1943–81) at Greenwood High School in Greenwood, South Carolina, amassing 336 victories and nine state titles.Ghs Vs Emerald Background Babb played college football at Furman University and was named all-state in 1936. He is a member of the Furman University Hall of Fame, having played on the very last Furman football team to beat in-state rival Clemson. Using the motto "Winners n ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Babb
Gene Walter Babb (December 27, 1934 – December 2, 2018) is a former American football fullback and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Houston Oilers in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football at Austin College. Early years Babb attended Odessa High School before moving on to the University of Texas. He later transferred to Austin College. Besides playing football, he also was a Golden Gloves boxer in college. In 1969, he was inducted into the Austin College Hall of Honor. The school also recognized him by creating the annual "Gene Babb Award" for the outstanding football player. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Gerry Reed Babb; daughter, Tracy Babb Frazier and her husband Steve Frazier; his brother, Fred Babb.He loved his dogs throughout his life. Personal life Babb was an administrator for National Football Scouting Inc.He was the director of National I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Babb
Sergio Babb (born 9 August 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Babb played on the professional level for club FC Twente of the Dutch Eredivisie league during the 2003-2004 season and later played for German Oberliga club Eintracht Nordhorn Eintracht Nordhorn was a German association football club from the city of Nordhorn, Lower Saxony. The club was founded in 1945 as ''Sportverein Nordhorn'' and adopted the name ''Eintracht Nordhorn'' in 1947. A separate football club known as ' ..., Dutch amateur sides HSC '21 and DETO before joining Quick '20 in summer 2016. Babb moved to Achilles '12 in July 2017, but left again one month later after suffering both an ankle and a knee injury. He immediately retired from club football. References External linksvoetbal international profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Babb, Sergio 1982 births Living people Dutch people of Nigerian descent Footballers from Amsterdam Association football forwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Babb
Alfred Sullaven Babb (September 24, 1858 – February 11, 1933) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician. Babb was born on the family farm at Babb's Grove near Pearl City, Stephenson County, Illinois. In 1883, he moved to Shannon, Illinois in Carroll County, Illinois. He was in the farming and bank business. Babb also served as postmaster for Shannon, Illinois. He also served as town clerk, town supervisor and justice of the peace. Babb was a Republican. Babb served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1925 to 1929 and from 1931 to 1932. In the 1932 election, Babb ran for the Illinois Senate and lost the election. He died at his daughter's home in Lanark, Illinois Lanark is a city in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,504 at the 2020 census, down from 1,584 at the 2010 census. The city was named after Lanark, in Scotland. History Under the auspices of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St ... from a heart attack.'Summoned,'-obituary o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Babb (baseball)
Charles Amos Babb (February 20, 1873 – March 19, 1954), was a professional baseball player who played shortstop from 1903 to 1905. He managed in the minor leagues from 1906 to 1913. Professional career Pre-MLB In he played for the Fort Wayne Railroaders of the Western Association, where he batted .308 with 150 hits in 132 games. In he split the season between the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association and the Memphis Egyptians of the Southern Association. He hit .298 with Indianapolis in 50 games and he hit .284 with Memphis in 66 games. New York Giants Babb played for the New York Giants in . He hit .248 with 105 hits, 15 doubles, eight triples and 46 RBIs. This was his only season with the Giants. Brooklyn Superbas On December 12, he was traded by the New York Giants with Jack Cronin and $6,000 to the Brooklyn Superbas for Bill Dahlen. In Babb hit .265 with 138 hits, 18 doubles, three triples and 53 RBIs. This would prove to be his best season stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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