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Bucky Shirakata
Bucky may refer to: People Nickname * William Bucky Baxter (1955–2020), American multi-instrumentalist from New Jersey * Arlen Bucky Bockhorn (born 1933), retired American basketball player * Darrell Bucky Brandon (born 1940), American former Major League Baseball player * Morris Bucky Buckwalter (born 1933), American former National Basketball Association coach and executive * William Bucky Covington (born 1977), American country music singer * Ernest Bucky Curtis Jr. (c. 1929–2019), American football player for Vanderbilt University * Russell Bucky Dent (born 1951), American former Major League Baseball player * Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983), American architect, author, designer and inventor * Clark Bucky Halker (born 1954), American academic, music historian, labor activist, singer and songwriter * Stanley Bucky Harris (1896–1977), American Major League Baseball player, manager, and executive * Temuchin Bucky Hodges (born 1995), American football tight en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucky Baxter
William "Bucky" Baxter (1955May 25, 2020) was an American guitarist. He is best known as a member of Steve Earle, Steve Earle and The Dukes and as a member of Bob Dylan's backing band in the mid-90s during the Never Ending Tour. He released his only solo album, ''Most Likely, No Problem'', in 1999. Early life Baxter was born in Melbourne, Florida, Melbourne, Florida, in 1955. He started learning how to play pedal steel guitar in the 1970s. In the following decade, he met Steve Earle and played on the latter's debut album, ''Guitar Town'' in 1986. Career Baxter was a founding member of The Dukes, Earle's Backup band, backing band. He subsequently featured in three other albums by Earle – ''Exit 0 (album), Exit 0'' (1987), ''Copperhead Road'' (1988) and ''The Hard Way (Steve Earle album), The Hard Way'' (1990) – providing vocals and guitar. It was on one of Earle's concert tours in the early 1990s that he first encountered Bob Dylan, who asked Baxter to give him lessons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris McGalliard
__NOTOC__ Andrew Harris McGalliard (September 25, 1906 – May 26, 1978), better known as Bucky Harris, was an American professional baseball player who played in the Japanese Baseball League from 1936 to 1938. While playing for the Korakuen Eagles in the fall of 1937, he won the Japanese Baseball League Most Valuable Player Award. See also * American expatriate baseball players in Japan American expatriate baseball players in Japan have been a feature of the Japanese professional leagues since 1934. American expatriate players began to steadily find spots on Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) rosters in the 1960s. More than 600 ... References Further reading * External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:McGalliard, Harris American expatriate baseball players in Japan Baseball players from Los Angeles Sacramento Senators players Wichita Aviators players 1906 births 1978 deaths Nagoya Kinko players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake And The Never Land Pirates
''Jake and the Never Land Pirates'', titled ''Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' for the fourth season and associated merchandise, is an American animated Interactivity, interactive preschool children's television series for Disney Jr. Based on Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney's ''Peter Pan (1953 film), Peter Pan'' franchise, which was itself based on the Peter and Wendy, 1904 play and 1911 book by J. M. Barrie, it was the first Disney Junior original show following the switch from its former moniker Playhouse Disney. It stars Sean Ryan Fox, Megan Richie, Jadon Sand, David Arquette, Corey Burton, Jeff Bennett, Loren Hoskins, and Dee Bradley Baker. The series was created by Disney veteran Bobs Gannaway, whose works include ''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse'' and ''Secret of the Wings''. The series focuses on Jake, Izzy, Cubby, and their parrot Skully, a band of young pirates who spend their days competing for treasure against Captain Hook (Disney), Captain Hook and his pira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emperor's New Groove (franchise)
''The Emperor's New Groove'' is a The Walt Disney Company, Disney media franchise that started in 2000 with the release of the The Emperor's New Groove, animated feature film of the same name, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Films *''The Emperor's New Groove'' is a 2000 American animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures on December 15, 2000. *''Kronk's New Groove'', also known as ''The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove'', is a 2005 direct-to-video animated musical comedy film released by The Walt Disney Company on December 13, 2005. The film is the sequel and spin-off to the 2000 animated film ''The Emperor's New Groove''. Documentary films ''The Sweatbox'' is a documentary designed to show behind the scenes footage of ''Kingdom of the Sun''. In reality, it illustrated the slow and painful transformation from ''Kingdom of the Sun'' to ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucky (Marvel Comics)
Bucky is the name used by several different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as a sidekick to Captain America. The original version was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby and first appeared in ''Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover-dated March 1941), which was published by Marvel's predecessor, Timely Comics.The 1995 ''Marvel Milestone Edition: Captain America'' archival reprint has no cover date or number, and its postal indicia says, "Originally published ... as Captain America #000". Timely's first comic, ''Marvel Comics'' #1, likewise had no number on its cover, and was released with two different cover dates. Following the apparent death of the hero James "Bucky" Barnes, the Bucky nickname and costume (or one based on the uniform used by Barnes) have been used by various heroes, including Fred Davis, Jack Monroe, Rick Jones, Lemar Hoskins, and Rikki Barnes. For a time, a child looked after by Jack Monroe was named "Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Peter Bucky
Gustav Peter Bucky (September 3, 1880Several sources list an 1899 birthdate, but this would mean that Bucky was in his early teens when he introduced the Bucky diaphragm. - February 19, 1963) was a German-American radiologist who made early contributions to X-ray technique. The Bucky diaphragm and the subsequent Bucky-Potter grid, devices that prevent scattered X-ray particles from reaching the X-ray film, are named for him. Bucky spent significant portions of his career in both Germany and the United States. He was close friends with Albert Einstein and shared a patent with him for a self-adjusting camera. Early life and career Bucky was born in Leipzig. He wanted to become an engineer, but his parents steered him toward medical school. He studied medicine in Geneva and Leipzig, graduating from medical school in 1906 after completing a thesis on the mechanisms of the movement of paratyphus from lymph and blood vessels to the gastrointestinal tract. Since the mid-1890s, physici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucky Williams
Wallace Ignatious “Bucky” Williams (December 15, 1906 – November 16, 2009) was a Negro league baseball player and, at the time of his death, the second oldest living former Negro league player behind 104-year-old Emilio Navarro. Williams was a member for the Pittsburgh Crawfords from 1927 to 1932, the Akron Black Tyrites and Cleveland Giants in 1933, and Homestead Grays in 1936. He was known to play earlier with the Pittsburgh Monarchs. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, a son to Joseph and Mathilda Williams. At the age of six months he moved to Pittsburgh and was a member of St. Charles Lwanga Parish in Pittsburgh's East End. His wife, Marjorie, whom he married in 1936, died in 1976. Williams worked after his Negro leagues playing days with the Edgar Thomson Steel Works of U.S. Steel in Braddock, Pennsylvania Braddock is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough located in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, upstream from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucky Waters
Raymond Chevalier "Bucky" Waters (born December 17, 1935) is an American basketball broadcaster with ESPN and Madison Square Garden Network and a retired basketball coach. He served as head basketball coach at West Virginia University from 1965 to 1969 and at Duke University from 1969 to 1973, compiling a career college basketball coaching record of record of 133–96. Waters played basketball at Collingswood High School in Collingswood, New Jersey under coach Jack McCloskey. Biography Collegiate basketball As a player, Waters played under head coach Everett Case at North Carolina State University. Only NC State's national championship teams of 1974 and 1983 surpassed the Wolfpack's second-ranked team of the Waters' era. As a coach, Waters spent four years at West Virginia University and ten years at Duke University producing winning records and postseason tournament teams at both universities. Waters is one of only four individuals in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucky Veil
Frederick William "Bucky" Veil (August 2, 1881 – April 16, 1931) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1903 and 1904. Career Frederick played both baseball and football at Williamsport High School, the latter of which earned him the nickname "Bucky" for his mastery of the buck-lateral. In January 1901 Veil attended Bucknell University on a baseball scholarship. That summer he pitched for a semi-pro team in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where he was scouted by Pittsburgh Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss. Veil signed a contract with Dreyfuss in October 1902, and joined his former Bucknell teammate Jimmy Sebring during the 1903 season. Veil appeared in the second game of the inaugural World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB). It has been contested since between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winning team, determined throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucky Scribner
William Charles "Bucky" Scribner (July 11, 1960 – September 16, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks, twice earning second-team All-American honors. A left-footed punter, he played five seasons for the Green Bay Packers (1983–1984) and the Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. The Vikings compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. Founded in 1960 as ... (1987–1989). He died from brain cancer on September 16, 2017. NFL career statistics Regular season Playoffs References 1960 births 2017 deaths Players of American football from Lawrence, Kansas American football punters Kansas Jayhawks football players Green Bay Packers players Minnesota Vikings players Deaths from brain cance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucky Pope
Frank Buckley "Bucky" Pope (born March 23, 1941) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams and the Green Bay Packers. He is mostly known for his 1964 season and nickname, "the Catawba Claw." The 31.44 yards he gained per reception that year is the second-highest for a season in NFL history. After his stellar rookie season his career was derailed due to injuries. He missed all of the 1965 season then played only 3 more years. Catawba College Bucky was recruited to play basketball at Duke University but did not persist there due to his strong dislike of the other basketball scholarship player in his class. Academic issues may have also contributed. In any event, he decided to take his athletic talents elsewhere. After that experience he became a two sport star at nearby Catawba College Catawba College is a private college in Salisbury, North Carolina. Founded in 1851 by the North Carolina Class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucky Pizzarelli
John Paul "Bucky" Pizzarelli (January 9, 1926 – April 1, 2020) was an American jazz guitarist. He worked for NBC as a staffman from 1964, including for Dick Cavett (1971) and ABC with Bobby Rosengarden in (1952). Musicians he collaborated with include Benny Goodman, George Barnes, Les Paul, Oscar Peterson, Stéphane Grappelli, Benny Green, and Antônio Carlos Jobim. Pizzarelli cited as influences Django Reinhardt, Freddie Green, and George Van Eps. Early life Pizzarelli was born on January 9, 1926, in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. He learned to play guitar and banjo at a young age. His uncles, Pete and Bobby Domenick, were professional musicians, and sometimes the extended family would gather at one of their homes with their guitars for jam sessions. Pizzarelli cited blind accordion player Joe Mooney as an inspiration. Mooney led a quartet that included Pizzarelli's uncle, Bobby Domenick. During high school, Pizzarelli was the guitarist for a small band tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |