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Knibbs
Knibbs is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bill Knibbs (1942–2006), Canadian ice hockey player * Darrel Knibbs (born 1949), Canadian ice hockey player * George Handley Knibbs (1858–1929), Australian scientist and statistician * J. W. Knibbs (1880–1953), American football player * Ralph Knibbs (born 1964), English rugby player * Thomas Knibbs, English footballer {{Surname, Knibbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Handley Knibbs
Sir George Handley Knibbs (13 June 1858 – 30 March 1929)Bambrick, S.. ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 9, Melbourne University Press, 1983, pp. 620-621. Retrieved 24 August 2009 was an Australian scientist, the first Commonwealth Statistician and the first director of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry, predecessor to the CSIRO. He was nicknamed "the Knibb". Early life Knibbs was born in Frederick Place, Sydney, son of John Handley Knibbs, foreman, and his wife Ellen ''née'' Curthoys. Career Knibbs joined the New South Wales Land Survey Department in 1877 and in January 1878 was appointed a licensed surveyor. In 1889 Knibbs resigned to take up private practice as a surveyor, and in 1890 became lecturer in surveying at the University of Sydney. Knibbs was elected a member of the Royal Society of New South Wales in 1881, became a member of the council in 1894, from 1896 to 1906 was almost continuously honorary secretary, and in 1898-9 was presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Knibbs
Ralph Andrew Knibbs is an English former rugby union player who played for Bristol. Rugby career He made his debut as a seventeen-year-old against Pontypridd RFC in 1982, scoring with his first touch of the ball."Where are they now? Bristol Rugby's glorious 1983 John Player Cup final winning side" 11 July 2015, The Bristol Post Knibbs had a repertoire of running angles and scored many individual tries in his Bristol career which lasted until 1996. He played in the 1983 cup final as an eighteen-year-old, and represented Gloucestershire in all their games in the 1982/83 championship-winning campaign. He was also an accomplished basketball player, athlete and American football player before his rugby career. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darrel Knibbs
Darrel Duane Knibbs aka "The Nibbler" aka "The Scrib Nibbler" (born September 21, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 10th round (84th overall) of the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft. Knibbs played 41 games in the World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association () was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972–73 WHA season, 1972 to 1978–79 WHA season, 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (N ... with the 1972-73 Chicago Cougars. References External links * 1949 births Canadian ice hockey centres Chicago Cougars players EC Red Bull Salzburg players Lethbridge Sugar Kings players Living people Montreal Canadiens draft picks Muskegon Mohawks players Rhode Island Eagles players Ice hockey people from Medicine Hat Suncoast Suns (SHL) players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1940s-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Knibbs
William Arthur Knibbs (born January 24, 1942 – September 16, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 53 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins during the 1964–65 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1962 to 1975, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league comprises 32 teams, with 26 in the United States and 6 in Cana .... Knibbs scored seven goal for Boston in his lone NHL season. His first goal occurred on December 16, 1964 in the Bruins' 7-5 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks at Chicago Stadium. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1942 births 2006 deaths Baltimore Clippers players Barrie Flyers players Boston Bruins players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Buffalo Bisons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |