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Dial (surname)
Dial is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjy Dial (1943–2001), American football player *Buddy Dial (1937–2008), American football player * Derrick Dial (born 1975), American basketball player * Jeff Dial (born 1976), American politician * Joe Dial (born 1962), American pole vaulter * Marcellas Dial (born 2000), American football player *Nathaniel B. Dial (1862–1940), American politician * Quinton Dial (born 1990), American football player *Thornton Dial Thornton Dial (28 September 1928 – 25 January 2016) was a pioneering American artist who came to prominence in the late 1980s. Dial's body of work exhibits formal variety through expressive, densely composed assemblages of found materials, oft ... (1928–2016), American artist See also * Dial D. Ryder (1938–2011), American gunsmith {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjy Dial
Benjamin Franklin Dial (May 21, 1943 – April 5, 2001) was an American professional football quarterback who played one season with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the thirteenth round of the 1966 NFL draft after playing college football at Eastern New Mexico University. Dial was also a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League, as well as teams from various other leagues. Early life and college Benjamin Franklin Dial was born on May 21, 1943, in Hall County, Texas. He attended Farwell High School in Farwell, Texas. He played college football at Eastern New Mexico University. He was inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame in 2001. Professional career Dial was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 13th round, with the 188th overall pick, of the 1966 NFL draft. He was signed by the Steelers twice in 1966 and also released twice. He also played for the Steelers' m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Dial
Gilbert Leroy "Buddy" Dial (January 17, 1937 – February 29, 2008) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Rice University. Early life Dial was born on January 17, 1937, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, to Lee and Martha (Brown) Dial, but grew up in Magnolia, Texas. He attended Magnolia High School, where he played six-man football, while being a three-time All-District end and linebacker. He helped his team achieve district titles in his junior and senior years, although they lost the class B regional championship to Sugar Land High School in 1953 and to Barbers Hill High School in 1954. In 1955, as a senior, Dial scored 84 points. He was selected to the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star Team, and played in the North-South football game. In 2002, he was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame. College career Dia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Dial
Derrick Jonathon Dial (born December 20, 1975) is an American-born former professional basketball player. During his pro club career, he played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Dial also played professionally in the Greek Basket League, the Italian A League, and the Spanish ACB League. High school career Dial attended and graduated from Cass Technical High School, in Detroit, Michigan, where he also played competitive high school basketball. College career Dial attended Eastern Michigan University, where he played college basketball with the school's men's basketball team, the Eastern Michigan Eagles, from 1994 to 1998. At Eastern Michigan, Dial won the championship of both the 1996 edition and the 1998 edition of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, while also being named to the All-Tournament Team both times. He was also an All-Mid-American Conference Second Team selection, for both the 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons. He was inducted into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Dial
Jeff Dial (born April 4, 1976 in Los Angeles County, California) is a former State Senator in the Arizona State Legislature. Dial was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2010 and was reelected in 2012. Dial was elected to the Arizona Senate representing the 18th district in 2014. In 2015, the ''Arizona Republic'' reported that Dial had made an eight-year commitment to the United States Army Reserve in 1996, but Dial said he received an honorably discharge and provided a copy of his honorable discharge and was moved to the Individual Ready Reserve due to his weight in 2004. In 2016, Dial's reelection was challenged by Republican candidate Frank Schmuck,Stephenson, Hank.Sen. Dial, 2 other lawmakers go down to defeat in primary. ''Arizona Capitol Times'' (Phoenix, Arizona). September 6, 2016. an Airline Pilot portrayed himself as a conservative running against a moderate. Schmuck also persistently questioned Dial's military record, asking whether Dial really earned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Dial
Joe Dial (born October 26, 1962, in Marlow, Oklahoma) is a retired American pole vaulter, best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1989 World Indoor Championships in Budapest. His personal best was 5.96 metres, achieved in June 1987 in Norman, Oklahoma. While competing for Marlow High School, he was ''Track and Field News'' "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1981. Since retiring from the sport, Dial has turned to coaching. He was the head coach of the men's and women's track and cross country programs at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1993-2022. During his tenure at ORU, he coached 50 All-Americans and turned ORU into a powerhouse in the Mid-Continent Conference. In spite of his coaching a rival school, Dial is still a popular alum of Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University (informally Oklahoma State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. The university was established in 1890 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcellas Dial
Marcellas Rashard Dial Jr. (born December 6, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Military College and for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Early life Dial was born on December 6, 2000, and grew up in Woodruff, South Carolina. He attended Woodruff High School but received little attention to play college football, ultimately signing with Georgia Military College. College career As a freshman at Georgia Military in 2019, Dial totaled 10 tackles, one fumble recovery and an interception. The 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Dial transferred to the South Carolina Gamecocks for the 2021 season. He had been ranked by 247Sports as the 51st-best junior college recruit nationally and the seventh-best cornerback. In his first year at South Carolina, Dial became a starter and appeared in 13 games, starting seven while posting 33 tackles, six pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel B
Nathaniel is an English variant of the biblical Hebrew name Nathanael. It can be a given or surname. People with the name Nathaniel Given name * Nathaniel Archibald (1952–2018), American basketball player * Nate Archibald (born 1948), American basketball player * Nathaniel Ayers (born 1951), American musician who is the subject of the 2009 film '' The Soloist'' * Nathaniel Bacon (1647–1676), Virginia colonist who instigated Bacon's Rebellion * Nathaniel P. Banks (1816–1894), American politician and American Civil War General * Nat Bates (born 1931), two-term mayor of Richmond, California * Nathaniel Bowditch (1773–1838), American mathematician, father of modern maritime navigation * Nathaniel Buzolic (born 1983), Australian actor * Nathaniel Chalobah (born 1994), English footballer * Nathaniel Clayton (1833–1895), British politician * Nat King Cole (1919–1965), American singer and musician * Nathaniel Clyne (born 1991), English footballer * Nathaniel W. Depee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinton Dial
Quinton Arnaz Dial (born July 21, 1990) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a nose tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide football, Alabama Crimson Tide, and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft. He also played for the Green Bay Packers. Early life Dial attended Clay-Chalkville High School, where he played for the Clay-Chalkville Cougars high school football team. He was named as the 2008 ASWA's 6A Defensive Lineman of the Year. He was selected to the second-team All-State honors from The Birmingham News. He was ranked as the 33rd defensive tackle prospect by Rivals.com. College career Dial played college football at East Mississippi Community College for his freshman and sophomore seasons. He spent his junior and senior seasons the University of Alabama. In his final two seasons at the University of Alabama, He finished with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thornton Dial
Thornton Dial (28 September 1928 – 25 January 2016) was a pioneering American artist who came to prominence in the late 1980s. Dial's body of work exhibits formal variety through expressive, densely composed assemblages of found materials, often executed on a monumental scale. His range of subjects embraces a broad sweep of history, from human rights to natural disasters and current events. Dial's works are widely held in American museums; ten of Dial's works were acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2014. Biography Thornton Dial was born in 1928 to a teenage mother, Mattie Bell, on a former cotton plantation in Emelle, Alabama, where relatives in his extended family worked as sharecroppers. He lived with his mother until he was around three when Dial and his half-brother Arthur moved in with their second cousin, Buddy Jake Dial, who was a farmer. When Thornton moved in with Buddy Jake, he farmed and learned about the sculptures that Buddy Jake made from items lyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
