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Dave Myers
David or Dave Myers may refer to: Politics and government * David Myers (Indiana judge) (1859–1955), Associate Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court * David Myers (Oklahoma politician) (1938–2011), American politician, member of the Oklahoma Senate * David Myers (Mississippi politician) (born 1961), American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives * David Myers (police officer) (fl. 1980s–2010s), commander in the San Diego County Sheriff's Department Sports * Dave Myers (American football) (1906–1997), American football player for Staten Island Stapletons and Brooklyn Dodges * Dave Myers (baseball) (born 1959), American baseball coach * David Myers (rugby league) (1971–2008), English rugby league footballer * David Myers (Australian footballer) (born 1989), Australian rules footballer Others * David Myers (cinematographer) (1914–2004), American photographer and cinematographer * Dave Myers (fl. 1950s–1980s), bass player for American band The Ace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Myers (Indiana Judge)
David Albert Myers (August 5, 1859 – July 1, 1955) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 1, 1917 to December 31, 1934.Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt,Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices, ''Indiana Law Review'', Vol. 30, No. 1 (1997), section reproduced iIndiana Courts Justice Biographies page Biography Early life and education Myers was born in Cass County, Indiana near Logansport, to Henry C. Myers and Maria Myers (née Bright). Henry Myers, a prosperous farmer, was born near Hamilton, Ohio before moving with his family to Cass County in 1835. Maria Myers was a native of Virginia before moving with her family to Cass County. David Myers was the youngest of their four children. Myers grew up on the family farm. He studied at Smithson College (in Logansport, now defunct), then at Canterbury College (in Danville, also defunct), and finally at Albany Law S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Myers (Oklahoma Politician)
David F. Myers (July 18, 1938 – November 11, 2011) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He was a member of the Oklahoma Senate, representing an electoral district that includes Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kay, and Noble counties. Myers retired from ConocoPhillips in Ponca City, where he worked as a chemical engineer in the oil refining industry for 33 years. Until his death, he worked as an independent consultant for the oil industry. Political career Myers was elected to the Oklahoma Senate The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution.Democratic Party candidate Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Myers (Mississippi Politician)
David or Dave Myers may refer to: Politics and government * David Myers (Indiana judge) (1859–1955), Associate Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court * David Myers (Oklahoma politician) (1938–2011), American politician, member of the Oklahoma Senate * David Myers (Mississippi politician) (born 1961), American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives * David Myers (police officer) (fl. 1980s–2010s), commander in the San Diego County Sheriff's Department Sports * Dave Myers (American football) (1906–1997), American football player for Staten Island Stapletons and Brooklyn Dodges * Dave Myers (baseball) (born 1959), American baseball coach * David Myers (rugby league) (1971–2008), English rugby league footballer * David Myers (Australian footballer) (born 1989), Australian rules footballer Others * David Myers (cinematographer) (1914–2004), American photographer and cinematographer * Dave Myers (fl. 1950s–1980s), bass player for American band The Aces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Myers (police Officer)
David Myers is a former commander and 33-year veteran of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. He ran in the 2018 primary election to become the San Diego County Sheriff against his boss and 9-year-incumbent, Bill Gore. He is the highest-ranking openly gay employee to have served in the department, and would have been the first openly gay San Diego County Sheriff if elected. He lost on June 5, 2018, with 43.4% of the vote. He retired from the department after his defeat. Following Gore's retirement, Myers announced he would run again for the Sheriff's position in 2022. Career Dave Myers worked for the San Diego Sheriff's Department from 1985 until his retirement in 2018. He became a Commander in 2012 and is the highest ranking openly gay employee to have served in the department. Sheriff candidacy Dave Myers announced his run for San Diego County Sheriff in February 2017 against his boss and 9-year-incumbent, Bill Gore. If elected, Myers would have been the first openly g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Myers (American Football)
David Willoughby Myers (1906 – March 5, 1997) was an American football player. He was one of the few black players in professional American football prior to World War II. Early years Myers was born in 1906 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the son of Willoughby Owen Myers and Isabelle Letitia Myers. He attended Stuyvesant High School in New York City. At Stuyvesant, he starred in football and basketball, won honors as a student, and served as president of the student council. NYU He played college football for the NYU Violets from 1926 to 1929. He was rated as "one of the best running guards in the game." Paul Gallico selected Myers as a guard on his 1928 All-America team. Myers also threw the javelin for NYU's track team and set a metropolitan New York record with a distance of 202 feet, 11 inches. In October 1929, he was moved from the guard position to become NYU's starting quarterback. One week later, reports surfaced that NYU had reached a "gentleman's agreement" to bench ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Myers (baseball)
David K. Myers (born August 8, 1959) is an American professional baseball scout. A former minor league infielder, he later was a minor league manager and coach, and a coach with the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). As an active player, Myers stood tall, weighed , and threw and batted right-handed. Biography Myers graduated from William Penn Senior High School in York, Pennsylvania, where he was a two-sport standout in baseball and basketball. He then attended Temple University, where he played for Temple Owls baseball coach Skip Wilson. Teammates included Pete Filson, who pitched in MLB during 1982–1990. Myers was selected by the New York Yankees in the 27th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. He was named the Temple Owls' most valuable player for his redshirt junior year in 1981. Following his junior year, Myers was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 13th round (312th overall) in the 1981 MLB draft.Howe News Bureau, 1982 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Myers (rugby League)
David Myers (31 July 1971 – 20 October 2008) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played as a reserve at representative level for Great Britain in non- Test matches on the 1992 tour of Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand, and at club level for Widnes (two spells), Warrington, Wigan, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Bradford Bulls, Western Suburbs Magpies and Salford City Reds, as a . Background David Myers was born in Widnes, Cheshire, England on 31 July 1971. He played junior rugby league for Blackbrook before turning professional, joining Widnes in August 1988. Playing career Early career Myers made his senior debut for Widnes in February 1989, scoring a hat trick against Oldham. He made eight appearances for the club during the 1988–89 season. In August 1989, Myers was the subject of a contract dispute between Widnes and Warrington, with both clubs claiming they had signed the player. The Rugby Football League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Myers (Australian Footballer)
David Myers (born 30 June 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). AFL career Myers is originally from Perth in the WAFL, he also attended Wesley College, Perth. He was drafted with the 6th overall selection in the 2007 national draft by . Myers, along with 33 other Essendon players, was found guilty of using a banned performance-enhancing substance, thymosin beta-4, as part of Essendon's sports supplements program during the 2012 season. He and his team-mates were initially found not guilty in March 2015 by the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal, but a guilty verdict was returned in January 2016 after an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency. He was suspended for two years which, with backdating, ended in November 2016; as a result, he served approximately fourteen months of his suspension and missed the entire 2016 AFL season. The suspension lead to speculation that Myers would exe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Myers (cinematographer)
David Myers (May 8, 1914, Auburn, New York–August 26, 2004, Mill Valley, California, USA) was an American photographer and cinematographer known for his documentaries on popular music and musicians. Photographer Myers was born on May 8, 1914, in Auburn, New York. When he was 15, the New York Times paid him $15 for a shot of a fire in Greenwich. After being inspired by photographer Walker Evans' work at the New York Museum of Modern Art in 1938, David also worked for the Farm Security Administration while studying at Antioch College. His FSA pictures were included in ''Just Before the War'', an exhibition in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress shown on the Gallery of the Main Library February 14–March 30, 1969. During World War II, a conscientious objector, Myers was conscripted to the U.S. Forest Service and photographed patients of a mental hospital in Spokane, Washington. After the war, he attended the California School of Fine Arts which was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Aces (blues Band)
The Aces was led by the guitarist brothers Louis and Dave Myers, who were from Byhalia, Mississippi. Career The Little Boys were created by the Myers brothers. The band had several renames after Junior Wells and Fred Below joined.Vladimir, Bogdanov. (2003). ''All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues''. Backbeat Books. p. 2. . The quartet remained until Wells left during the early 1950s. As The Jukes, they joined Little Walter to capitalize on his hit single, "Juke (song), Juke". After the end of the group, it freed the members to reform as a backing band for other Chicago blues musicians, including Otis Rush, Eddie Boyd, and others. In the late 1950s, Dave Myers switched from the guitar to the electric bass, becoming one of the first Chicago bluesmen to adopt this relatively new instrument and helping to popularize it in Chicago blues. During the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s the original Aces periodically reunited for recordings, tours, and festivals.Santelli, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Myers (songwriter)
David Myers is an English songwriter who has written songs for artists such as Dalston Diamonds, The Foundations, Linda Kelly, Billy Ocean, Rainbow, Sonny Reeder, Clodagh Rodgers, and Johnny Tudor. His greatest hit success was with "Jack in the Box". Background Along with John Worsley, David Myers was employed by Southern Music as a songwriter. They would later work for the Trend record label which was owned by Barry Class.Seventies Sevens TREND/ref> Two of his compositions have been Eurovision entries.Songs for Europe A SONG FOR EUROPE 1971, Songs, SONG Jack In The Box, COMPOSER(S) David Myers & John Worsley, POINTS 22, POSITION 1/ref>Eurovision World A Song for Europe 1977: The Foundations - "Where were you when I needed your love"/ref> Career Having left Southern Music in 1969, David Myers and John Worsley were now employed as songwrtiters for Barry Class' Trend record label. Myers and Worsley wrote " Baby, I Couldn't See" which was recorded by The Foundations in 1969. Bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Myers (psychologist)
David Guy Myers (born 20 September 1942) is an American psychologist who is a professor of psychology at Hope College in Michigan, United States, and the author of 17 books, including popular textbooks entitled ''Psychology'', ''Exploring Psychology'', ''Social Psychology'' and general-audience books dealing with issues related to Christian faith as well as scientific psychology. In addition, he has published chapters in over 60 books and numerous scholarly research articles in professional journals. Myers is widely recognized for his research on happiness and is one of the supporters of the positive psychological movement. Life and career Myers was born in Seattle, Washington, and graduated from Seattle's Queen Anne High School in 1960. He attended Whitworth University, from which he received his B.A. in chemistry, ''magna cum laude'', in 1964, having been a pre-med student. However, his graduate work went in a different direction, that of social psychology. He received his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
