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Dwaine
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Dwaine may refer to: ;First names: *Dwaine Board (born 1956), American football coach * Dwaine Carpenter (born 1976), retired American football player who also played Canadian football * Dwaine Wilson (born 1960), American retired Canadian football player ;Middle names: * Howard Dwaine Dorough (born 1973), American singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, entertainer, actor, and businessman * Michael Dwaine Phillips (born 1950), American Major League Baseball player See also *Dwayne Dwayne or Dewayne is a traditionally male name, a variant of Duane. It is Gaelic in origin, deriving from the Irish saint Dubhán. History St. Dubhán was an Irish monk who established a monastery in Hook Head, Ireland , during the 5th century. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwaine Carpenter
Dwaine L. Carpenter (born November 4, 1976) is an American former professional football defensive back. He was signed as a street free agent by the Buffalo Destroyers in 2002. He played college football for the North Carolina A&T Aggies. Carpenter has also played for the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams in the National Football League (NFL), and Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Professional career San Francisco 49ers On May 29, 2003, Carpenter signed with the San Francisco 49ers. Carpenter made his first career start on December 28 when starting free safety Zack Bronson suffered a neck injury. Throughout the 2004 season, Carpenter competed with Ronnie Heard and Keith Lewis for the final starting safety job with the 49ers. But after suffering a knee injury, Carpenter lost out on the competition. However, after Jimmy Williams and Shawntae Spencer went down with injuries, Carpenter was named one of two starting cornerbacks on November 21. He remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwaine Board
Dwaine P. Board (born November 29, 1956) is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a defensive end, primarily for the San Francisco 49ers from 1979 to 1988. He was later a defensive line coach. Board played college football for the North Carolina A&T Aggies and was selected in the fifth round of the 1979 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but they released him in the preseason. Board subsequently signed with the 49ers, where he would spend all but one year of his NFL playing career. Across 10 NFL seasons, Board recorded 61 sacks and 10 fumble recoveries. He was a member of the 49ers' Super Bowl winning teams; Super Bowl XVI, Super Bowl XIX and Super Bowl XXIII as a player, and Super Bowl XXIX as a coach. On March 25, 2015, Board was hired as the defensive line coach for the Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howie Dorough
Howard Dwaine Dorough (born August 22, 1973), also known as Howie D, is an American singer and actor. He is a member of the pop vocal group Backstreet Boys. Early life Dorough was born August 22, 1973, in Orlando, Florida, where he met his friend and bandmate AJ McLean through a mutual vocal coach at the Latin carnival in 1989. His mother Paula Flores-Dorough, a school worker, is Puerto Rican, and his father, Hoke Dwaine Dorough, a police officer, former army soldier, real estate developer and bank security, was Irish American. He is the youngest by 10 years of five siblings. His sister, Pollyanna, is also a singer. Another sister, Caroline, died of lupus in September 12 1998. Career Early career Dorough's love and passion for entertainment started when he was three years old, singing " Babyface" with his little guitar. He started performing around age six or seven, thanks to his sister Polyanna, singing during mass in the church choir and having his first role in the musical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwaine Wilson
Dwaine Wilson (June 11, 1960 – April 12, 2008) was an American player of gridiron football, an award-winning running back during a brief Canadian Football League (CFL) career. A graduate of Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, he played two seasons for the Montreal Concordes (part of the Montreal Alouettes franchise history). In 1984, he played 16 games and in 1985 he played 13 games. In 1984, he rushed 226 times for 1083 yards, which won him all-star accolades and CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award. In 1985, his production fell off to 435 yards rushing in his second and final CFL season. Wilson drowned on April 12, 2008, while boating with friends at Lake Elsinore, California Lake Elsinore is a city in western Riverside County, California, United States. Established as a city in 1888, it is on the shore of Lake Elsinore, a natural freshwater lake about in size. The city has grown from a small resort town in the .... References 1960 births 2008 dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Phillips (baseball)
Michael Dwaine Phillips (born August 19, 1950), is an American former professional baseball player, a shortstop, second baseman, and third baseman who appeared in 712 Major League games from 1973 to 1983 for the San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, and Montreal Expos. Phillips batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed . Career Born in Beaumont, Texas, Phillips attended MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, and was selected by the Giants in the first round (18th pick overall) of the 1969 Major League Baseball draft. After four years of seasoning in the Giants' farm system, he made the Major Leagues in and was largely a utility infielder during his career, although in he was the Mets' regular shortstop, appearing in 116 games when the club's longtime starter at the position, Bud Harrelson, was injured. Phillips hit for the cycle on June 25, 1976, while playing for the Mets in a 7–4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
