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Chuck Smith (other)
Chuck Smith may refer to: *Chuck Smith (pastor) (1927–2013), Protestant pastor and founder of Calvary Chapel *Chuck Smith (businessman) (born 1940s), retired President and CEO of AT&T West *Chuck Smith (sprinter) (born 1949), American sprinter *Chuck Smith (American football coach) (born 1957), American football coach *Chuck Smith (baseball) (born 1969), former pitcher in Major League Baseball *Chuck Smith (defensive end) (born 1969), former NFL defensive lineman *Chuck Smith (Florida politician) (1928–2021), American politician in Florida *Chuck Smith (Kansas politician) (born 1951), American politician in the Kansas House of Representatives *Chuck Smith (filmmaker), New York–based documentary filmmaker and author See also *Charles Smith (other) {{hndis, Smith, Chuck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Smith (pastor)
Charles Ward "Chuck" Smith (June 25, 1927 – October 3, 2013) was an American pastor who founded the Calvary Chapel movement. Beginning with the 25-person Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa congregation in 1965, Smith's influence now extends to "more than 1,000 churches nationwide and hundreds more overseas", some of which are among the megachurch, largest churches in the United States. He has been called "one of the most influential figures in modern American Christianity." The founding of Calvary Chapel is depicted in the 2023 film ''Jesus Revolution'', with Smith being portrayed by Kelsey Grammer. Early life and career Charles Ward Smith was born on June 25, 1927, in Ventura, California, to Charles and Maude Smith. He was the second of four children. After graduating from Santa Ana High School in 1945, Smith graduated from Life Pacific College, Life Bible College and was ordained as a pastor for the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. In the late 1950s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Smith (businessman)
Charles H. Smith is an African-American businessman who is the retired President and CEO of the Fortune 500 company, AT&T West. Smith has a lifelong interest in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). His childhood interest in radio led to a career in telecommunications. Smith graduated from California State University, Los Angeles in 1967. He was hired by Pacific Telephone, which became AT&T West. Smith was named one of the 50 Most Important African Americans in Technology by US Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine in 2003. Smith is committed to mentoring young African-Americans. As a youth, he had dyslexia and was very shy. He found a support system in Scouting. Smith became an Eagle Scout in 1959, and was a 2005 recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He gives speeches that are well-received about the positive impact Scouting had on him as a youth. He is also a member of BSA's National Executive Board and the board of BSA's Mount Diablo Silverado Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Smith (sprinter)
Chuck Smith (born March 12, 1949) is an American former sprinter, born in Chicago, who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. Running in the 200 meters, he finished fifth in the final. He won the 200 meters race at the 1972 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. He attended Occidental College Occidental College (informally Oxy) is a private liberal arts college in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1887 as a coeducational college by clergy and members of the Presbyterian Church, it became non-sectarian in 1910. It is ... and won both the 100 meter and 200 meter NCAA College Division races in his first year of competitive running. References External links * 1949 births Living people Track and field athletes from Chicago American male sprinters Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Smith (American Football Coach)
Chuck Smith (born December 21, 1957) is a former American football coach. Smith served as the head coach at Boyle County High School, Campbellsville High School, and Allen County Scottsville High School. Smith also served as linebackers coach at the University of Kentucky. At Boyle County, Smith won six state championships and a KHSAA record breaking five in a row from 1999 to 2003. Smith is highly regarded as one of the best football coaches in Kentucky high school football history. Early life and education Smith was born on December 21, 1957 in Louisville, Kentucky. He was an all-state linebacker at Jeffersontown High School, graduating in 1977. He was a linebacker for the University of Kentucky from 1978 to 1980. Coaching career Early coaching career Shortly after Smith's playing career at Kentucky, Smith began his coaching career at Mercer county High School as an assistant under long-time coach Larry French. After three years with the Scotties, Smith accepted the head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Smith (baseball)
Charles Edward Smith (born October 21, 1969) is an American former Major League Baseball player and a former mayor of Woodmere, Ohio. He attended John Adams High School in Cleveland, Ohio and later Indiana State University. He was listed at 6 ft 1 in, 185 pounds during his playing days and growing up his idol was Satchel Paige. Career He was originally drafted in the 30th round (772nd overall) in the 1989 draft by the Montreal Expos. He did not sign, but in the Houston Astros picked him up as an undrafted free agent. Smith spent time in all levels of pro ball (including independent baseball and international baseball) as both a starter and reliever. He was set to be a replacement player for the 1995 season as a result of the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike but then had perhaps his best minor league season in with the South Bend Silver Hawks, when he went 10–10 with a 2.67 earned run average. He also struck out 145 batters in 167 innings pitched tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Smith (defensive End)
Chuck Smith may refer to: *Chuck Smith (pastor) Charles Ward "Chuck" Smith (June 25, 1927 – October 3, 2013) was an American pastor who founded the Calvary Chapel movement. Beginning with the 25-person Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa congregation in 1965, Smith's influence now ... (1927–2013), Protestant pastor and founder of Calvary Chapel * Chuck Smith (businessman) (born 1940s), retired President and CEO of AT&T West * Chuck Smith (sprinter) (born 1949), American sprinter * Chuck Smith (American football coach) (born 1957), American football coach * Chuck Smith (baseball) (born 1969), former pitcher in Major League Baseball * Chuck Smith (defensive end) (born 1969), former NFL defensive lineman * Chuck Smith (Florida politician) (1928–2021), American politician in Florida * Chuck Smith (Kansas politician) (born 1951), American politician in the Kansas House of Representatives * Chuck Smith (filmmaker), New York–based documentary filmmaker and author See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Smith (Florida Politician)
Charles R. Smith (January 20, 1928 – January 3, 2021) was an American politician in the state of Florida. Smith was born in Webster, Florida and attended the University of Florida. He was a businessman. He served as a member of the Hernando County commission from 1966 to 1978 and in the Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the State legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the C ... for the 61st district from 1978 to 1992, as a Democrat. He was inducted into the Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Chuck 1928 births 2021 deaths Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives People from Brooksville, Florida People from Sumter County, Florida 20th-century members of the Florida Legislature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Smith (Kansas Politician)
Charles Smith (born December 20, 1951) is an American politician. He has served as a Republican member for the 3rd district in the Kansas House of Representatives The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for craftin ... since 2015. He currently works as a high school football coach. References 1951 births Living people Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives People from Atchison, Kansas Pittsburg State University alumni 21st-century members of the Kansas Legislature {{Kansas-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Smith (filmmaker)
Chuck Smith is a New York-based documentary filmmaker, television producer and author. He created a 48-minute film ''Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle'' in 1999 about the artist Forrest Bess. It featured Willem Dafoe as the voice of Bess and was co-directed by Ari Marcopoulos. His 2018 film ''Barbara Rubin & the Exploding NY Underground'' was a biographical documentary about the 1960s experimental filmmaker and scene-maker Barbara Rubin. The film won the 2018 Metropolis Competition at the DOC NYC film festival. Smith's publications include a Forrest Bess book that was published by powerHouse Books in 2013 with a Foreword by Robert Thurman, and ''Film Culture 80: The Legend of Barbara Rubin'' (2019) co-edited with Jonas Mekas Jonas Mekas (; ; December 24, 1922 – January 23, 2019) was a Lithuanian-American filmmaker, poet, and artist who has been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema". Mekas's work has been exhibited in museums and at festivals world ... and pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
