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Tuohy Family
Tuohy () is an irish surname, derived from the Gaelic "Ó Tuathaigh", meaning "descendant of wikt:túathach, Tuathach", a personal name referring to a ruler or chieftain. Notable people with the surname include: * Dan Tuohy (born 1985), Irish rugby player * Denis Tuohy (born 1937), television broadcaster, actor, newsreader, and journalist * Edward Tuohy (1908-1959), inventor of the Tuohy needle * John S. Tuohy, brigadier general in the United States Air Force * Katelyn Tuohy (born 2002) high school distance running record holder * Leigh Anne Tuohy (born 1960), American businesswoman and interior decorator, portrayed in the film ''The Blind Side'' * Liam Tuohy (footballer) (born 1933), Irish footballer and manager * Owen Tuohy (1921–2007), Irish fencer * Patrick Tuohy (1894–1930), Irish painter * Sean Tuohy (born c. 1960), American sports commentator, restaurateur and former college basketball player, husband of Leigh Anne Tuohy * Tom Tuohy (1917–2008), noted for putting out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Tuohy
Owen Tuohy (25 October 1921 – 8 July 2007) was an Irish fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau .... References External links * 1921 births 2007 deaths Irish male foil fencers Olympic fencers for Ireland Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Dublin (city) 20th-century Irish people 20th-century Irish sportsmen {{Ireland-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tooey (other)
Tooey or Tooeys may refer to: People *Carl Spaatz (1891–1974), US Air Force general * Jim Tooey (born 1954), American actor *Colonel Tooey, tour boat operator who established a colony of feral rhesus macaque in Silver Springs *Tooey Courtemanche, CEO of Procore Fictional characters *Tooey, character in '' Weebleville'' *Tooey Brown, character in ''Leave It to Beaver'' *Tooey Ookami, character in ''Molly of Denali'' Places * Tooeys Creek, stream in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada * Tooeys Lake, lake in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada See also *Tooheys Brewery Tooheys is a brewery in the suburb of Lidcombe, in Sydney, Australia. It produces beer under the ''Tooheys'' and ''Hahn Brewery'' trademarks, and is part of the Lion (Australasian company), Lion beverages group which was acquired by the Japanese ..., Australian brewery * Tuohy (other) {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Tuohy
Zach Tuohy is an Irish former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Tuohy grew up in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland, and played Gaelic football before making a code switch to Australian rules football. He is regarded as one of the greatest Irish players in the history of the AFL, with the highest number of games played of any non-Australian-born player. In 2022, Tuohy and Mark O'Connor (from Kerry) became the second and third Irish players in AFL history to win a premiership by winning the 2022 AFL Grand Final with Geelong. Tadhg Kennelly won the first for Ireland in 2005 with the Sydney Swans. Gaelic football Tuohy began his sporting career as a Gaelic footballer at the Portlaoise club, and became a regular in underage Laois county sides. He won a Leinster Minor Football Championship with them in 2007. Tuohy represented Ireland in International rules footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Tuohy
William "Bill" Tuohy (October 1, 1926 – December 31, 2009) was a journalist and author who, for most of his career, was a foreign correspondent for the ''Los Angeles Times''. Early life Tuohy was born on October 1, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois, and was brought up in that city. In 1945 he joined the U.S. Navy, and served for two years aboard a submarine rescue vessel, , in the Pacific. In 1947, and after leaving the navy, Tuohy was injured in a train wreck, and as a result with a pronounced limp for the rest of his life. He returned to Illinois and studied English at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, graduating from Northwestern University in 1951. The following year he went to work at the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' as a copy boy. Career At the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', Tuohy gained promotion to reporter and, eventually, editor on the city desk. He joined ''Newsweek'' magazine in 1959, covering the 1964 presidential campaign and briefly working as the assis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Tuohy
Thomas Tuohy CBE (7 November 1917 – 12 March 2008) was deputy to the general manager at the Windscale nuclear facility when a major fire erupted on 10 October 1957. He was the leading participant in efforts to put out the fire which was emitting radioactive contamination into the air, and so played a key role in minimising Britain's worst nuclear disaster. Early life and career Tuohy was born in Wallsend and educated at St Cuthbert's Grammar School in Newcastle upon Tyne, and the University of Reading. During World War II he worked for the Royal Ordnance as a chemist, and in 1946 joined the nuclear industry, becoming deputy general manager of Windscale in 1957. Windscale fire On 10 October 1957 Tuohy was at home, looking after his family, who had flu. He received a telephone call from his boss saying, "Come at once. Pile number one is on fire." On his arrival at Windscale, he removed his radiation recording badge, making it impossible for anyone to know if he had exceeded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Tuohy
Sean Albro Tuohy (born November 23, 1959) is an American sports commentator and restaurateur. He played college basketball at the University of Mississippi in the 1980s. Tuohy, his wife Leigh Anne, and his family are a subject of Michael Lewis' 2006 book, '' The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game'', and its 2009 feature film adaptation, '' The Blind Side'', where he is portrayed by Tim McGraw. The book and subsequent film are based on the Tuohys' alleged “raising” of National Football League (NFL) player Michael Oher, who played in the NFL from 2009 to 2016. Early life Tuohy ( Irish: ''Ó Tuathaigh'') is of Irish descent and was raised Catholic. Tuohy is the son of Mida (Michell) and Edward "Skeets" Tuohy, a basketball coach at the Isidore Newman School, in New Orleans, Louisiana, where the Tuohy Gymnasium is named in his honor. Tuohy graduated from Newman. Out of high school, Tuohy was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds to play baseball, but turned down the offer to attend col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Tuohy
Patrick Tuohy (27 February 1894 – August 1930) was an Irish portrait, narrative, and genre painter. Early life Patrick Joseph Tuohy was born in Dublin on 27 February 1894, at 77 Lower Dorset Street. His parents were the surgeon, John Joseph Tuohy, and Máire Tuohy (née Murphy). His father had a surgery at 15 North Frederick Street, and his mother was a member of numerous nationalist organisations such as Cumann na mBan. He had two older sisters, Maura and Bride. Tuohy was born without a left hand, and would later wear a metal prosthesis which he covered with a black glove, and he used to hold a painting palette. He attended a Christian Brothers school in Dublin and later became one of the first pupils at Patrick Pearse's St. Enda's School, there he studied art under William Pearse. In 1908, his watercolour sketch, "In Co. Wicklow", was published in the school magazine ''An Macaomh''. He attended the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art at night, going to become a full-time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Tuohy (footballer)
Liam Tuohy (27 April 1933 – 13 August 2016) was an Irish footballer and manager. During the 1950s and 1960s, Tuohy played as an outside left for Shamrock Rovers, Newcastle United, and the Republic of Ireland. In 1959, while playing for Ireland, Tuohy scored the first ever goal in the history of the European Championship. After retiring as a player, Tuohy became a coach and managed several clubs in the League of Ireland including Shamrock Rovers, Dundalk, and Shelbourne. He also managed the Republic of Ireland. In July 1973, he also took charge of the Shamrock Rovers XI that played Brazil in a prestige friendly, and during the 1980s, he successfully coached the Republic of Ireland U-19s. He subsequently served as a director of football at Home Farm, before retiring in 2002. Tribute was paid in October 2007 to members of the Shamrock Rovers team members that won the FAI Cup six consecutive seasons during the 1960s, by the FAI. Early years Tuohy was born in East Wall, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Tuohy
Dan Tuohy (born 18 June 1985) is an English-born Ireland international rugby union player, currently playing for Vannes after leaving Stade Français. He plays as a lock. He also captained the Barbarians in their 2016 tour against the Czech Republic. Club career Tuohy started rugby on the wing for Weston-super-Mare Colts before becoming a second row forward. He made his first professional appearance for Gloucester against London Irish in the Guinness Premiership and received the man of the match award. In May 2012, he scored Ulster's only try in the 14-42 defeat to Leinster in the Heineken Cup Final. On 30 September 2017 Tuohy joined Leicester on a three-month loan, making his debut on 7 October against London Irish. Tuohy recently departed Bristol Rugby and is now signed to Stade Français, making his debut on 11 March 2018. In June 2020 Tuohy received a four year ban from all forms and levels of rugby for use of a banned substance whilst at Vannes. This however was reduce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh Anne Tuohy
Leigh Anne Tuohy (née Roberts; born August 9, 1960) is an American businesswoman and interior designer. She was guardian and supposed adopted mother of the football player Michael Oher. Their story was featured in the 2006 book '' The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game'' and its 2009 feature film adaptation '' The Blind Side''. In the film, Tuohy was portrayed by Sandra Bullock, who won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her performance. Early life She was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Growing up, she was close to her maternal grandmother who lived with her family. She graduated from Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis, Tennessee. In the early 1980s, she graduated from University of Mississippi, where she became a member of the Kappa Delta sorority, was a cheerleader, and met her future husband, Sean Tuohy, a basketball player for the Ole Miss Rebels. Career Tuohy and her husband once owned 115 fast food franchises of Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken, but own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katelyn Tuohy
Katelyn Tuohy (born March 18, 2002) is an American professional middle- and long-distance runner. She is a four-time individual NCAA Division I champion. In high school Tuohy won five Gatorade Player of the Year awards and was the 2018 ''Track & Field News'' High School Girls Athlete of the Year. Early life and background Katelyn Tuohy comes from suburban Rockland County, New York. She has two brothers: a younger brother, Ryan, and an older brother, Patrick, also a successful cross country runner for North Rockland High School, who now runs track at Fordham University. At only ten years old, while running with her parents, Patrick and Denise, Tuohy was spotted as a potentially remarkable talent by her coach-to-be, Brian Diglio. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
