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Bill Blair (other)
Bill Blair (born 1954) is a Canadian Minister and Member of Parliament and former Toronto Police Chief. Bill Blair may also refer to: * Bill Blair (American Association pitcher) (1863–1890), Major League Baseball player *Bill Blair (basketball) William Henry Blair Jr. (born May 17, 1942) is an American former basketball coach and player. Blair attended the Virginia Military Institute for college basketball. As team captain of the Keydets, he helped lead the team to their first Southern ... (born 1942), American basketball coach * Bill Blair (Negro Leagues pitcher) (1921–2014), Negro league pitcher * Bill Blair (racing driver) (1911–1995), NASCAR Cup Series driver See also * William Blair (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Blair, Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Blair
William "Bill" Sterling Blair (born April 9, 1954) is a Canadian politician and former police officer who served as the Minister of National Defence (Canada), Minister of National Defence from 2023 to 2025. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party, Blair has represented Scarborough Southwest (federal electoral district), Scarborough Southwest in the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons since 2015. Blair previously held the portfolios of Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction and Minister of Public Safety, minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. Before entering politics, Blair worked for four decades with the Toronto Police Service (TPS), serving as the Toronto Chief of Police, chief of police from 2005 until retiring in 2015. Biography Blair was born in 1954 in Scarborough, Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario. Blair's father had served as a police officer for 39 years. Blair considered pursuing a degree in law or finance, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Blair (American Association Pitcher)
William Ellsworth Blair (September 17, 1863 – February 22, 1890) was an American professional baseball player. He played in the major-league American Association in 1888 for the Philadelphia Athletics. A left-handed pitcher who batted from the left side, Blair had a listed playing weight of . Career During an eight-year career as a professional, Blair spent one season in the major leagues. He started four games for the Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association in 1888, winning one and losing three. His 2.61 ERA was better than the league average, and he was also a positive contributor with the bat, posting a .308 batting average, .357 on-base percentage, and .385 slugging percentage in fourteen plate appearances. Illness and death Blair had signed a contract to spend the 1890 season with the Chicago Cubs, but he died as a result of illness before games began, during the first outbreak of the 1889–1890 pandemic. His obituary listed the cause of death as "influenza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Blair (basketball)
William Henry Blair Jr. (born May 17, 1942) is an American former basketball coach and player. Blair attended the Virginia Military Institute for college basketball. As team captain of the Keydets, he helped lead the team to their first Southern Conference championship in 1964, which saw them attend their first ever NCAA Tournament. He was drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in 1964 but did not play. He became a coach in 1967 and was hired by VMI to serve on their staff in 1970 and became their head coach in 1972. After three middling seasons, he led them to a conference championship in 1976 that saw then go to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. He left for the University of Colorado after the season ended. He coached five seasons before he was fired. Blair then worked twenty seasons in the National Basketball Association, beginning in New Jersey with the New Jersey Nets, and continuing to the Chicago Bulls, under Kevin Loughery, helping to draft Michael Jordan. He then moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Blair (Negro Leagues Pitcher)
William Blair (October 17, 1921 – April 20, 2014) was an American Negro league pitcher. Blair graduated Booker T. Washington High School in Dallas and briefly attended Prairie View A&M University. He began his baseball career at the age of 16, playing for a barnstorming team in Mineola, Texas, and went on to join the United States Army, where he became the youngest African American to serve as a first sergeant in the Army during World War II. He pitched from 1946 to 1951, for teams including the Indianapolis Clowns, Cincinnati Crescents, and was a player-manager for the Dallas Black Giants. He played against players such as Cool Papa Bell, Satchel Paige, and Hilton Smith. After retiring from baseball, he became a fixture in the community, running a local newspaper, the '' Elite News'', and organizing golf tournaments and parades. He died in Campbell, Texas Campbell is a city in Hunt County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 542 at the 2020 census, down fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Blair (racing Driver)
William Ivey Blair (July 14, 1911 – November 2, 1995) was an American stock car racing driver in the 1940s and the 1950s, and he was one of the pioneers of NASCAR. Racing career Blair started his racing career as a bootlegger in the 1930s. In 1939, he began racing at the newly-constructed High Point Speedway, and he opened his own track Tri-City Speedway after World War II. Blair won three NASCAR Strictly Stock/Grand National races: * June 18, 1950 – Blair piloted a 1950 Mercury owned by Sam Rice to victory in a race at Vernon Fairgrounds in Vernon, NY. * April 20, 1952 – Blair drove a 1952 Oldsmobile owned by George Hutchens to his second win at Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta, GA. * February 15, 1953 – In his final series victory, Blair drove his 1953 Oldsmobile to victory lane at the Beach & Road Course in Daytona Beach, FL. Memorial Blair, Jimmie Lewallen, and Fred Harb are the subject of the independent movie ''" Red Dirt Rising"'' which is based on the book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
