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Blankenship
Blankenship is a family name that may refer to: *Beau Blankenship (born 1990), American football player *Ben Blankenship (born 1988), American Olympic middle-distance runner *Bill Blankenship (born 1956), American football coach and player *Brian Blankenship (born 1963), retired professional American football player *Cliff Blankenship (1880–1956), American baseball player *Don Blankenship (born 1950), former Chairman and CEO of the Massey Energy coal mining corporation *Erin Blankenship, American statistics educator *G. T. Blankenship (born 1928), American lawyer and politician *Georgiana M. Blankenship (1861–1936), American pioneer and author *Greg Blankenship (born 1954), American football player *Homer Blankenship (1902–1974), American baseball player *J. Richard Blankenship (born 1959), American diplomat *Jacob Blankenship (born 1994), American pole vaulter *Jacob Blankenship (basketball) (born 1989), Greek-American basketball player *Josh Blankenship (born 1980), America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Blankenship
Donald Leon Blankenship (born March 14, 1950) is an American business executive and political candidate. He was chairman and CEO of the Massey Energy Company—the sixth-largest coal company (by 2008 production) in the United States—from 2000 until an explosion at one of his coal mines (Upper Big Branch Mine) in 2010, costing him his position. On December 3, 2015, Blankenship was found guilty of one misdemeanor charge of conspiring to willfully violate mine safety and health standards in relation to the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion, and was sentenced to one year in prison. He has frequently spoken out about politics, the environment, unions, and coal production. In 2018, Blankenship lost a three-way Republican primary for the U.S. Senate to Patrick Morrisey. Citing false information and dirty politics for his loss and claiming a personal unwillingness to quit, Blankenship attempted to run as the Constitution Party nominee, but was unable to get on the ballot and late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Blankenship
Bill Blankenship (born December 12, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. He was the head coach of the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane from 2011 through 2014.Eric Bailey"Bill Blankenship named new Tulsa football coach" '' Tulsa World'', January 14, 2011. Before entering the college ranks, Blankenship was a successful high school coach for over 20 years and was named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2009."Bill Blankenship to be Head Coach at University of Tulsa" , ''GTR Newspapers'', January 14, 2011. Playing career Blankenship played for the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane beginning in 1975 and served two stints as starting[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Blankenship
Kevin DeWayne Blankenship (born January 26, 1963) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves. A veteran minor league journeyman, Blakenship played in eight seasons with four different Major League Baseball farm systems during his time as a professional player. Blankenship's career highlights came in and when his stellar pitching not only earned him back-to-back minor league all-star selections but also two separate major league call-ups to pitch for the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs, respectively. Early career Blankenship began his baseball career at El Dorado High School, in Placentia, California where he pitched for the El Dorado Hawks varsity baseball team. He rose to prominence during his senior year in 1981, setting school records in wins, ERA, and strikeouts while leading the team to the CIF 3A championship. Blankenship was signed by the Braves as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Ariz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reed Blankenship
Reed Scott Blankenship (born March 2, 1999) is an American football safety for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Middle Tennessee and was signed by the Eagles as an undrafted free agent in . Early life and education Blankenship was born on March 2, 1999, and grew up in Athens, Alabama. He attended West Limestone High School and played football and basketball. He was an all-state, all-region, all-county and all-area selection in football and earned the Player of the Year award in 2016. He served as the team's captain in two seasons and finished his career with 3,192 rushing yards, 1,004 yards receiving, 1,056 yards passing and 46 total touchdowns. After graduating from high school, Blankenship received scholarship offers from Middle Tennessee, Alabama A&M, Marist, Minnesota, Southern Miss, Georgia State, Tulane, Troy, Samford, Arkansas State, Western Carolina, Arkansas Tech, Mercer, UT Martin, and Central Arkansas. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Blankenship
Ben Blankenship (born December 15, 1988) is an American middle distance runner. He is a world record holder as a member of the 2015 USA Distance medley relay team, of which he ran the 1600-meter anchor leg. Running career Elementary school Blankenship attended St. Croix Catholic school in Stillwater, Minnesota. Classmates from his elementary recall Blankenship to be the fastest runner at St. Croix Catholic when running the mile run at the Old Athletic Field located near the elementary school. High school At Stillwater Area High School, Blankenship was the Minnesota State AA Champion at 1600 meters in both 2006 and 2007. Also in 2005, he led his team to second place in Cross Country. His high school had previously molded other prolific distance runners such as Luke Watson and Sean Graham. Collegiate He began his collegiate career at Mississippi State University. After a year there he transferred to his home state University of Minnesota. By 2010, he became the first Golden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau Blankenship
Beau Blankenship (born August 13, 1990) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at Iowa State in 2009 and Ohio from 2011 to 2013. High school Blankenship played football for Norman North High School, where he gained 5,050 rushing yards and 59 total touchdowns."Beau Blankenship Profile" . ohiobobcats.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013. He was an all-state selection. Blankenship was also on the track and field team. College In 2009, Blankenship played seven games for Iowa State. He gained 11 total yards. He then redshirted in 2010. In 2011, he played 13 games for Ohio and had 462 rushing yards and four touchdowns. He had a season-high 129 yards against < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Blankenship
Brian Blankenship (born April 7, 1963) is a former professional American football player who spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). ''Career'' Blankenship played guard for five seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Upon joining the Steelers in 1987, Blankenship was in line to assume the role of successor to long-time Steelers center Mike Webster. Blankenship, who had played beside Webster, compared the experience of playing beside Webster like "going back to school" and "like having your big brother there in a fight". In week thirteen of the 1987 season, Blankenship and fellow guard John Rienstra were playing on special teams when they were lined up against newly drafted Seattle Seahawks linebacker Brian Bozworth. Bozworth, at the time was famous for his flamboyant attitude and rat-tail hairstyle, was double-teamed on a first-quarter kickoff by both Blankenship and Rienstra when Blankenship reached behind Bozworth's helmet an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Blankenship (basketball)
Jacob Blankenship ( Greek: Γιάκομπ Μπλάνκενσιπ; born August 4, 1989) is a Greek-American professional basketball player. He is 2.08 m tall. He plays the power forward and the center position. High school career Blankenship played high school basketball at New Smyrna Beach, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. College career Blankenship played college basketball at four different colleges, including Daytona State College, Santa Fe Community College, Mississippi Valley State and Southeastern University. Professional career Blankenship declared for the 2011 NBA Draft but later he withdrew, making himself automatic eligible at the 2012 NBA Draft. On November 21, 2011 he signed with VL Pesaro. Later that year, he joined Terceira of the Portuguese Basketball Premier League. On September 27, 2012 he joined Once Caldas de Manizales of the Colombian Basketball League. The following two years, Blankenship didn't play for any team. After gaining a Greek passport, he sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Blankenship
Rachel Blankenship or Rachel Thun Ríos (born September 2, 1995), née Thun, is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Fortuna Tulsa in the Women's Premier Soccer League and for the Puerto Rico national team. Career Blankenship played college soccer at the University of Tulsa from 2014 to 2017. For the 2014 season, she was named as the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year. In 2016, she was named the American Athletic Conference Midfielder of the Year. She was selected to the American Athletic Conference First Team All-Conference in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. She is the first player in TU history to be tabbed to the American Athletic Conference First Team all four years. Blankenship was Tulsa's Offensive Player of the Year in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. She was also the recipient of The National Academic Momentum Award in 2016, and was awarded The University of Tulsa Ultimate Team Award in 2017 and 2018. Rachel was named to the American Athletic C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Blankenship
Gregory Allen Blankenship (born March 24, 1954) is a former American football linebacker who played one season in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Early life Blankenship was born in Vallejo, California and attended Vallejo High School. College football He matriculated at Cal State-Hayward (since renamed California State University, East Bay). As a sophomore, Blankenship was named to the third-team Associated Press small college All-America football team in 1973. In 1974, he was named to the UPI Little All-Coast football team. After his senior season he was named to the Associated Press College Division All-America team as a first-team selection. Blankenship has been inducted into the California State University, East Bay Athletics Hall of Fame. Pro football career Blankenship went undrafted in the 1976 NFL Draft, but was signed by the Oakland Raiders. He played four games for the Raiders before being cut. He was picked up by the Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Blankenship
Mark Blankenship (born December 9, 1978) is a writer, critic and the co-creator and editor-in-chief of the now dormant popular culture blog The Critical Condition. Since June 2021, he has been the New Works Director for the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. Life and career Blankenship was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he majored in theater studies and minored in English literature. He graduated summa cum laude in 2001, and he is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. While at Emory, he served as the theatre, film and music critic of the student newspaper, ''The Emory Wheel''. He also studied theater at Oxford University. Blankenship attended Yale School of Drama from 2002–2005 and holds a Master of Fine Arts in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism. As an undergraduate at Emory, he was a member—and during his sophomore year, president—of Rathskellar, the university's comedy imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Blankenship
Lance Robert Blankenship (born December 6, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball utility player. Blankenship played his entire career with the Oakland Athletics (1988–1993) after the A's drafted him in the 10th round of the 1986 MLB amateur draft. He made his Major League Baseball debut on September 4, 1988, and played his final game on August 15, 1993. His career concluded with a regular season .222 batting average, nine home runs, 92 runs batted in, and 54 stolen bases. Blankenship played for the Athletics in two World Series. He was a member of the A's team that swept the San Francisco Giants in the 1989 World Series and the A's team that lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the 1990 World Series. In five postseason series, Blankenship tallied a career postseason .250 batting average with four runs scored and two stolen bases. Blankenship's playing career was derailed by a rotator cuff injury which prevented his return to the Major Leagues. In 1995, he bought a tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
