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Jack Robinson
Jack Robinson may refer to: Sports people *Jack Robinson (catcher) (1880–1921), American baseball player *Jack Robinson (footballer, born 1870) (1870–1931), England, Derby County and Southampton football goalkeeper *Jack Robinson (footballer, born 1887) (1887–?), English footballer *Jack Robinson (footballer, born 1993), English footballer *Jack Robinson (footballer, born 2001), English footballer *Jack Robinson (pitcher) (1921–2000), American baseball player *Jack Robinson (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1910s for Great Britain, and Rochdale Hornets *Jack 'Junker' Robinson (1892–1981), Australian rugby league footballer *Jack Robinson (horse racing), British horse racer of 1905 *Jack Robinson (American football) (1913–1971), American football player *Jack Robinson (surfer) (born 1997), Australian surfer Other people *Jack C. Robinson (1922–1942), United States Marine Corps Silver Star recipient *Jack Robinson (photographer) (1928–1997), American phot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Robinson (catcher)
John W. Robinson (July 15, 1880 – July 22, 1921) was a Major League Baseball player. Robinson played for the New York Giants in . Robinson attended Harvard University, where he played college baseball for the Crimson from 1899–1902. He was born in Portland, Maine and died in Macon, Georgia Macon ( ), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. Situated near the Atlantic Seaboard fall line, fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is southeast of Atlanta and near the .... References External links 1880 births 1921 deaths Major League Baseball catchers New York Giants (baseball) players Baseball players from Portland, Maine Harvard Crimson baseball players Minor league baseball managers Bridgeport Orators players Waterbury Rough Riders players Jacksonville Jays players Macon Brigands players Macon Peaches players 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-catcher-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Robinson (surfer)
Jack Robinson (born 27 December 1997) is an Australian professional surfer who competes on the World Surf League Men's Championship Tour. He was crowned surfer of the year twice at the Australian Surfing Awards in 2020 and 2021. Robinson is often considered to one of the best barrel riders of the current days. Robinson did his best WSL performance in 2022 where he finished 3rd on the final rankings. He qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games, where he won silver. Early years and personal life Robinson was born in December 1997 in Perth, Western Australia to parents Mersina Stratos and Trevor Robinson. He began surfing at age three. By the age of six, he moved with his family to Margaret River, Western Australia. By age 11, Robinson was surfing eight-to-10 foot "second reef" waves at Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii. In 2010, Robinson was featured on the cover of '' The Weekend Australian Magazine'' and was described as a potential future Kelly Slater. In 2020, he married Julia Muniz, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Robinson (other)
Jackie Robinson (1919–1972) was the first African-American Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Jackie Robinson may also refer to: *Jackie Robinson (basketball, born 1927) (1927–2022), American basketball player in the 1948 Summer Olympics *Jackie Robinson (basketball, born 1955), American professional basketball player and businessman * Jackie Robinson (footballer) (1917–1972), British footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland *Jackie Robinson (singer), German female disco singer *Jackie Robinson (musician) Jackie Robinson is a Jamaican singer, best known as the lead vocalist with The Pioneers, but who has also recorded solo material both under his own name, and under the pseudonym Harry Hippy. Biography Jackie Robinson became the lead singer of T ..., Jamaican singer and lead vocalist with The Pioneers * ''Jackie Robinson'' (miniseries), a 2016 documentary film directed by Ken Burns See also * Jack Robinson (other) * John Robinson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Jack C
USS may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, a Canadian band * Universal Studios Singapore, a theme park in Singapore Businesses and organizations * Union of Sovereign States, the planned successor to the Soviet Union * Union Switch & Signal, a supplier of railroad switching equipment * Union Syndicale Suisse, the Swiss Trade Union Confederation * United Seamen's Service, a non-profit, federally chartered organization founded in 1942 * United State of Saurashtra, a separate, western State within the Union of India from 1948 until 1956 * United States Senate, the upper chamber of the United States Congress * U.S. Steel Corporation * USA Swimming, formerly United States Swimming, the national governing body for competitive swimming in the US * Universities Superannuation Scheme, a pension scheme in the United Kingdom * United Peasant Party (''Ujedinjena seljačka stranka''), a political party in Serbia Computing * Unformatted System Services, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Robinson (mythical Person)
Jack Robinson is a name present in two common figures of speech. When referring to Jack Robinson, it is used to represent quickness. In contrast, the phrase "(A)round Jack Robinson's barn" has the opposite connotation, implying slowness, as it is often used to refer to circumlocution, circumvention, or doing things in roundabout or unnecessarily complicated ways. Etymology and common variants Connoting quickness Multiple citations explain references to Jack Robinson as meaning quickness of thought or deed. The normal usage is, "(something is done) faster than you can say Jack Robinson", or otherwise, "before you can say Jack Robinson". The phrase can be traced back to the eighteenth century. ;Examples: * The phrase first appeared in print in 1778 in Frances Burney's novel Evelina ("I'd do it as soon as say Jack Robinson"), but probably was in wide use before that time. * According to Grose's ''Classical Dictionary'' (1785), the reference is to an individual whose social visits we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Robinson (anarchist)
Jack Robinson (1913 – 20 March 1983) was an English anarchist activist and editor of the paper ''Freedom''. Biography Robinson was born in 1913 in Birmingham.Rob Ray (2018) states that Robinson was born in 1921. A conscientious objector, during the World War II he worked in an epileptic colony because he was a nurse by training. He also took part in a medical experiment living on a diet which caused scurvy, but in fact he earned a good part of his living as a book trader. And his purchase of the tenancy linked to Albert Meltzer’s Wooden Shoe Press was the premise of the long dispute between Meltzer and Vernon Richards. He worked alongside Lilian Wolfe and Mary Canipa in the Freedom Bookshop. Robinson contributed articles to ''Freedom'' and ''Anarchy'', sometimes anonymously, during the 1970s. He also contributed under the name Jon Quixote. Though he is thought to have had a hand in editorial group through the 60's. At the request of Canipa his work was reproduced in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Robinson (songwriter)
Jack Robinson (born January 17, 1938) is an American songwriter and a music publisher. Life and career Robinson was born in Seattle, Washington, United States. He grew up in a musical family; his father was an amateur violinist, his mother a professional singer. Robinson's three uncles and his aunt were professional musicians. His father, Bert, was English, his mother, Rena, Canadian. He studied journalism and American literature at the University of Washington. He began his professional career as a journalist in Seattle, then moved to Bellingham, Washington, San Francisco, California, Carson City, Nevada and finally, after serving in the United States Marines, Robinson moved to Paris, where he worked as a foreign correspondent with the United Press International. Robinson became a disc jockey on Radio Luxembourg. He dropped his news work to become a professional manager (directeur artistique) in an American publishing company which, among others, had just signed The Rolling S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Robinson (photographer)
Jack Robinson Jr. (September 18, 1928 – December 15, 1997) was an American photographer and stained glass designer. Robinson was freelance photographer for '' Vogue'' and ''The New York Times'' from the 1950s to the early 1970s before he left New York to return home to the American South and pursue a career as a stained glass designer. Photography career Jack Uther Robinson Jr. was born in Meridian, Mississippi on September 18, 1928 to Jack Robinson, Sr. and Euline Jones Robinson. The family soon moved to Clarksdale, Mississippi, where Jack attended Clarksdale public school and graduated in 1946. In Clarkesdale Robinson is said to have been somewhat shy and reclusive, often choosing to stay at home and paint and draw rather than socialize with peers. It was during those years that he began to develop a talent for photography. Late in 1946 Robinson left Clarksdale to attend Tulane University in New Orleans, initially planning to pursue a career in medicine. It was in New Orle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack C
Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Jack (surname), including a list of people with the surname * Jack (Tekken), multiple fictional characters in the fighting game series ''Tekken'' * Jack the Ripper, an unidentified British serial killer active in 1888 * Wolfman Jack (1938–1995), a stage name of American disk jockey Robert Weston Smith * New Jack, a stage name of Jerome Young (1963–2021), an American professional wrestler * Spring-heeled Jack, a creature in Victorian-era English folklore * Jack (hero), an archetypal Cornish and English hero and stock character Animals and plants Fish *Carangidae generally, including: ** Almaco jack **Amberjack ** Bar jack ** Black jack (fish) ** Crevalle jack **Giant tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Robinson (American Football)
John Joseph Robinson, Jr. (April 20, 1913 – December 27, 1971) was an American football player. A native of Huntington, New York, he played college football at the center position at the University of Notre Dame and was a consensus selection on the 1934 College Football All-America Team. He was the son of New York State Assembly member John J. Robinson. Robinson was born into an affluent family from Long Island, New York and owned race horses during the time he was at Notre Dame. In his later years, Robinson had his legs amputated due to blood clots. He also had a heart attack in September 1970 and was hospitalized at the Nassau Hospital. He died on December 27, 1971, of another heart attack at his home in Garden City, New York Garden City is a village located in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 23,272 at the time of the 2020 census. The Incorporated Village of Garden City is primarily located within the Town of Hempstea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Robinson (footballer, Born 1870)
John William Robinson (22 April 1870 – 28 October 1931) was a professional footballer who played for, among others, Derby County, Southampton and England. Football career Robinson was born in Derby and began playing football for local sides Derby St Neots and Derby Midland before moving to Lincoln City in 1888. After helping the Imps win the Midland Football League in 1890 he returned to his hometown and signed for Football League side Derby County. Robinson spent six seasons at Derby, making over 180 appearances, and was a key player in their 1895–96 campaign which saw them finish as runner-up to Aston Villa. He left Derby in 1897 and spent a season with New Brighton Tower before joining South Coast club Southampton. He enjoyed a successful time with Southampton helping them to dominate the Southern League at the turn of the 20th century. As goalkeeper, Robinson was instrumental in a string of victories over top-flight sides in the F A Cup during this period, especially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Robinson (horse Racing)
William Thomas "Jack" Robinson (died 1 July 1918) was a British racehorse trainer and jockey prominent in the late 1800s and early 1900s. As a rider and trainer, Robinson was a winner of some of Britain's most notable horse races of his day, including the St Leger, the Goodwood Cup, and the 2000 Guineas. Background Robinson was born in Kensington, London. He was first apprenticed as a jockey to the trainer Tom Cannon Snr. He rode his first winner in 1884. The last year of his apprenticeship was bought out by Captain Machell. He retired from race riding in 1892 to become a trainer. He purchased Foxhill stables and gallops in Wiltshire for his training operation. He was Champion Trainer in 1905. That year, he won the 2000 Guineas Stakes with Vedas in a time of 1:41.2. Vedas was ridden by Herbert Jones and owned by West de Wend-Fenton. In 1913, Robinson became known for his involvement in the "Craganour affair", in which a horse trained by him was denied winning the 2000 G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
