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Killion
Killion is an uncommon surname of Irish and German origin. Notable People *Ann Killion (birth date unknown), American sports journalist and writer * David T. Killion (born 1966), American government official and diplomat * John J. Killion (1859-1937), American boxer better known as "Jake Kilrain" * Kyle Killion (born 1984), American football linebacker * Redley A. Killion (born 1951), Micronesian politician * Ruth Ann Killion (1949–2021), American government statistician * Sarah Killion (born 1992), American professional soccer player *Sean Killion (born 1967), American swimmer * Theophilius "Theo" Killion (birth date unknown), American businessman * Thomas H. Killion (born 1957), American politician * Tom Killion (born 1953), American fine art printmaker and author See also *Ó Cillín, Celtic family name from which Killion derives *Killian Killian or Kilian, as a given name, is an Anglicized version of the Irish name . The name was borne by several early Irish saints includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Killion
Sean Thomas Killion (born October 24, 1967) is an American former competition swimmer for the University of California at Berkeley, and a 1991 Havana Pan American Games gold medalist, who represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 400 and 1500-meter freestyle. While a student at U.C. Berkeley on July 27, 1987, Killion set a 15 year standing American record in the 800-meter freestyle with a time of 7:52.49. After his swimming career, he moved to the San Francisco Bay area in the 90's, where he worked in sales for Federal Express and Indeed Inc., later coaching swimming. Early swimming Killion was born in Camden, New Jersey, on October 24, 1967 to Tom and Ann Killion, but the family moved to Old Orchard, New Jersey the year Sean was born. At an early age, Killion began early swim training during summers with the nearby Old Orchard Otters. By seven, he started year-round training and age-group competition with Mount Laurel's Jersey Wahoos under long servin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Killion (artist)
Tom Killion (born 1953) is an American artist, author, African historian and educator. He is internationally known for printmaking linocut, woodcut and letterpress techniques. The subject matter of his artwork is often the landscapes of Northern California. His art studio is in Inverness Ridge, on the Point Reyes Peninsula in Marin County, California. Three of his books were co-authored by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Beat poet Gary Snyder. Killion has taught African history classes at Bowdoin College, University of Asmara and San Francisco State University. Biography Killion was born in 1953 in Mill Valley, California, and has two siblings, a brother Paul and a sister, journalist Ann Killion. He attended Tamalpais High School. Killion graduated from University of California, Santa Cruz in 1975 from Cowell College in History. He has a Master of Arts degree from 1980 and a Doctorate degree from 1985, from Stanford University in African History, with his dissertation on the Et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theo Killion
Theophlius Killion is an American businessman who was CEO of Zale Corporation from February 2010 to July 2014. He also was director of Jewelers of America, initially as interim CEO and a member of the board of directors of Express, Inc. His tenure led the failing Zale Corporation back from near-bankruptcy. Education He was educated at The Hill School and graduated cum laude from Tufts University with a bachelor's degree in history and EnglishTheophlius Killion Retrieved on 28 Feb 2018 and M.Ed from Tufts University in 1975. Career Previously, Killion worked at as executive vice president ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Killion
Ann Killion is an American sports journalist and author. She has written for ''Sports Illustrated, San Francisco Chronicle'', Comcast Sportsnet, ''San Jose Mercury News,'' and ''Los Angeles Times''. She is the co-author of two books with Olympic gold medalists: ''Throw Like a Girl: How to Dream Big & Believe in Yourself'' with Jennie Finch and ''Solo: A Memoir of Hope'' with Hope Solo. Early life and education Killion was raised in Mill Valley, California and has two brothers, Paul and Tom Killion. She attended Tamalpais High School where she was the sports editor for the school newspaper. She completed her college degree at UCLA and obtained her Master's Degree in Journalism from Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc .... Works * ''Throw Like a G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Killion
Kyle Killion (born February 1, 1984) is an American former college football player who was a linebacker for the Indiana Hoosiers. His father J.K. Killion played tight end for the Oklahoma Sooners from 1970 to 1974. Killion grew up in Kingwood, Texas, a suburb of Houston, and played for the Hoosiers from 2002 to 2005. As a freshman in 2002, he started the first three games before sustaining a knee injury, missed four games, and then played the final four games with a large brace on his knee. As a sophomore in 2003, he led Indiana with 97 tackles. As a junior in 2004, he totaled a career-high 107 tackles, fifth best in the Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference, among others) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Fa ..., and was selected as a second-team All-Big Ten player. As a senior in 2005, he had 91 tackl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |