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Bill Byrne (other)
William, Bill or Billy Byrne may refer to: * William Byrne (boxer), former boxer from New Zealand * William Byrne (Catholic) (1780–1833), Irish missionary and educator * William Byrne (engraver) (1743–1805), British artist * William Byrne (painter) (1906–1997), American painter * William Byrne (priest), Irish priest * William A. Byrne (1872–1933), Irish poet and educator * William D. Byrne Jr., United States Navy admiral * William Draper Byrne (born 1964), Roman Catholic bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts, United States * William Henry Byrne (1844–1917), Irish architect * William Matthew Byrne Sr. (1896–1974), American judge * William Matthew Byrne Jr. (1930–2006), American judge, and son of William Matthew Byrne Sr * William Michael Byrne (1775–1798), Irish revolutionary * William Patrick Byrne (1859–1935), member of the British Civil Service * William Pitt Byrne (1806–1861), British newspaper editor and proprietor of ''The Morning Post'' * William T. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Byrne (boxer)
William Byrne is a former boxing, boxer from New Zealand. He won the silver medal in the Lightweight (75 – 81 kg) division at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Boxers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games New Zealand male boxers Light-heavyweight boxers 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists in boxing {{NewZealand-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William T
William is a masculine given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will (given name), Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill (given name), Bill, Billie (given name), Billie, and Billy (name), Billy. A common Irish people, Irish form is Liam. Scottish people, Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma (given name), Wilma and Wilhelmina (given name), Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German language, German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Richard O'Byrne
William Richard O'Byrne (1823 – 7 July 1896) was an Irish biographer and politician, author of the ''A Naval Biographical Dictionary'' (1849). Life He was elder son of Robert O'Byrne and his wife Martha Trougher, daughter of Joseph Clark. He was a young man when he conceived of publishing a record of the service of every living Royal Navy officer of the executive branch. The work proved an unrewarding struggle. Sir Francis Thornhill Baring appointed him librarian at the Admiralty (United Kingdom), Admiralty; but his successor, Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland, did not confirm the position. Recognition for O'Byrne's work came from the Royal United Service Institution, and in 1857 he was specially elected a member of the Athenaeum Club, London, Athenæum Club. On the death of his cousin Georgiana O'Byrne, he succeeded to the Cabinteely estate, County Wicklow. In 1872, he was High Sheriff of Wicklow, and was Wicklow (UK Parliament constituency), M.P. for the county from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William O'Byrne
William Francis Thomas O'Byrne (30 April 1908 – 23 October 1951) was an English cricketer. O'Byrne was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Bromley, Kent. O'Byrne made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against Cambridge University at the County Ground, Hove in 1935. In Sussex's first-innings, he was dismissed for 8 runs by James Cameron. In their second-innings, he was dismissed for 26 runs by the same bowler. This was his only major appearance for Sussex. He died at St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex on 23 October 1951. References External linksWilliam O'Byrneat ESPNcricinfo ESPNcricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and ''StatsGuru'', a ...William O'Byrneat CricketArchive {{DEFAULTSORT:OByrne, William 1908 births 1951 deaths Cricketers from the London Borough of Bromley Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Byrne (hurler)
William Byrne (born January 1960) is an Irish hurling coach and former player. At the club level, he played with Naomh Éanna and at the inter-county level, he was a member of the Wexford senior hurling team. Playing career At club level, Byrne first played for Naomh Éanna in Gorey at juvenile and underage levels, before progressing to adult level. He won his first Wexford IHC title in 1990 following a defeat of Shelmaliers in the final. Byrne claimed a second IHC medal in 2001 when Rathgarogue-Cushinstown was beaten by 1-14 to 3-07. He brought his club career to an end in 2005. Byrne first appeared on the inter-county scene with Wexford as a member of the minor team in 1978. He later had an unsuccessful stint with the under-21 team. Byrne joined the senior team in 1992 and quickly became a regular member of the starting fifteen. He won a Leinster SHC medal in 1996, before coming on as a substitute for Larry Murphy when Wexford beat Limerick in the 1996 All-Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Byrne (footballer)
William Byrne (22 October 1918 – 2001) was an English footballer. Career Byrne joined Port Vale as an amateur in March 1946 and, after making his debut in a War Cup match in April that year, signed as a professional the next month. He played 15 league and one FA Cup game in the 1946–47 season, but only scored two goals in wins over Mansfield Town and Notts County in the Third Division South. He left the Old Recreation Ground in July 1947, when manager Gordon Hodgson transferred him to nearby Crewe Alexandra of the Third Division North. He scored one goal in 18 appearances for the "Railwaymen" in 1947–48 and 1948–49 under Frank Hill and then Arthur Turner. He later he played for non-League Non-League football describes association football, football leagues played outside the top leagues of a country. Usually, it describes leagues which are not fully professional. The term is primarily used for football in England, where it is ... Stafford Rangers. Caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Byrne (sports Entrepreneur)
Bill Byrne (14 June 1936 – 6 March 2007) was a sports entrepreneur who founded the first women's professional basketball league in the United States. Byrne was born in Stoutsville, Ohio and founded the National Scouting Association (NSA) which represented student-athletes from the collegiate and amateur ranks to seek professional football opportunities. He then founded the Columbus Bucks, a semi-professional football team, playing in the Midwest Football League (MFL) and served as commissioner. Byrne was hired by the Chicago Fire of the start-up World Football League in 1974 as the Player Personnel Director. When that team folded toward the end of the season, Byrne then went to the Shreveport Steamer for the 1975 WFL season in a similar role. The World Football League folded toward the end of the season. Byrne then went on to found the American Professional Slo-Pitch Softball League (APSPL) in 1977, the first professional softball league in the US, attracting owners suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Byrne (politician)
William Stephen Byrne (born 19 April 1958) is an Australian Labor politician who was elected to represent Rockhampton in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland at the 2012 state election. He served until his retirement due to ill health in 2017. His party was heavily defeated at the 2012 election and Byrne was one of seven ALP members of the Legislative Assembly returned at that election. Of the seven ALP members returned at the general election, Byrne was the only one new to the Legislative Assembly although Jackie Trad was soon elected in South Brisbane replacing former Premier Anna Bligh who resigned immediately after the election defeat. After Labor's victory in the 2015 Queensland state election The 2015 Queensland state election was held on 31 January 2015 to elect all 89 members of the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The centre-right Liberal National Party (LNP), led by Premier Campbell Newman, attempted to win a seco ..., he was sworn in as Minist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Byrne (footballer, Born 1931)
Cyril William Byrne (15 May 1931 – 4 September 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Byrne played with North Launceston from 1951 to 1953, winning their best and fairest in 1952. Byrne trained with Essendon in early 1953. He was recruited to Captain / Coach Corowa in 1954 and 1955. Byrne was then Captain / Coach of Mangoplah - Cookardinia from 1956 to 1959, for two premierships in 1956 and 1957. In Rd.1 of 1957, Byrne played his one and only game with the Melbourne Football Club, then returned to Mangoplah. Byrne coached Leeton in the South West Football League (New South Wales) The South West District Football League was a major Australian rules football competition which ran from 1910 until 1981 in the Riverina region of New South Wales. History The first recorded Australian Rules Football match in the Riverina area wa ... in 1960, Byrne then coached East Devonport in 1961 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Byrne (footballer, Born 1896)
William Byrne (14 August 1896 – 19 July 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ... (VFL). His brother Charlie Byrne also played with him at Fitzroy. Notes External links * * 1896 births Fitzroy Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) 1930 deaths 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1896-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Byrne (athletic Director)
Clarence William Byrne Jr. is an American retired college athletics administrator. He was the athletic director at the University of Oregon from 1984 to 1992, at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1992 to 2002, and at Texas A&M University from January 2003 to May 8, 2012, when he retired. He was a Special Adviser to Texas A&M University President R. Bowen Loftin until August 31, 2012. Upon leaving the athletic department, he held the title of athletic director emeritus at Texas A&M. Early life Byrne grew up in Idaho. He attended Idaho State University, where he served as student body president and received a bachelor's degree in business in 1967. He went on to receive his MBA from Idaho State in 1971. From 1971 to 1976, he served as the director of alumni relations at Idaho State. He then moved to the University of New Mexico, where he would serve as the executive director of the New Mexico Lobo Club, the division within the athletic department responsible for raising at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Byrne (American Football)
William Joseph Byrne (November 19, 1940 – June 23, 2021) was an American football guard. He played professional football for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Early life Byrne was born in New York City in 1940. Raised in Montclair, New Jersey, he played prep football at Montclair High School, leading a team that lost only one game in his final two seasons. He played college football at Boston College from 1959 to 1961. Career He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round (55th overall pick) of the 1962 NFL draft. Despite having a matching offer from the Dallas Texans of the American Football League, he signed with the Eagles in December 1961. He was the lone rookie slated to play in an early exhibition game in 1962, but he sustained a slipped disc in a warmup prior to the game. He missed the entire 1962 season due to the injury, and he was injured again during a pre-season game in 1963, this time injuring both his back and his kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |