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Mark Johnson (heavyweight Boxer)
Mark Johnson may refer to: Entertainment *Mark Johnson (musician) (born 1955), American banjoist *Mark Johnson (producer) (born 1945), American film producer *Mark Steven Johnson (born 1964), American film director and writer *Mark Johnson, played officer Luke Everett in '' In the Heat of the Night'' *Mark Johnson, creator of the multimedia music project Playing For Change Politics * Mark Johnson (North Carolina politician) (active from 2016), American attorney, educator, and politician * Mark Johnson (Oregon politician) (born 1957), American politician *Mark Johnson (Minnesota politician), American lawyer, businessman and member of the Minnesota Senate * Mark Johnson (Ohio politician), Ohio state representative Sports Baseball * Mark Johnson (baseball coach), Texas A&M Aggies, Sam Houston State Bearkats *Mark Johnson (catcher) (born 1975), former professional baseball catcher * Mark Johnson (first baseman) (born 1967), former professional baseball first baseman * Mark Johnson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Johnson (musician)
Mark Johnson (born May 20, 1955) is an American banjoist credited with creating a style of five string banjo playing called Clawgrass, which incorporates bluegrass and clawhammer banjo styles as well as bluegrass guitar styles and bluegrass ensemble techniques. He, along with Emory Lester was nominated by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) for a 2007 Instrumental Album of the Year award. and presented with the 2012 Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. He is a spokesman for the Deering Banjo Co., which named two Clawgrass model banjos after him."Hometown banjo player Mark Johnson keeps his day job" ''Gainesville Sun'', Sep 16, 2006. By Dave Schlenker [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Johnson (boxer)
Marcellus Joseph Johnson (born August 13, 1971), better known as Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2006. He is a three-time world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF flyweight title from 1996 to 1999; the IBF junior bantamweight title from 1999 to 2000; and the WBO junior bantamweight title from 2003 to 2004. A fast and skilled southpaw, Johnson reached a peak ''Ring'' magazine pound for pound ranking of fifth in 1998, and is the first African-American boxer to win a flyweight world title. In 2012 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Amateur career Johnson was an amateur standout, winning the 1989 U.S. national championships at light flyweight. Professional career Flyweight Johnson, defeated Francisco Tejedor to win the IBF Flyweight title in 1996. Although he never attained significant popularity due to his weight class and lack of defining fights, he went on to become one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Mark may refer to: In the Bible * Mark the Evangelist (5–68), traditionally ascribed author of the Gospel of Mark * Gospel of Mark, one of the four canonical gospels and one of the three synoptic gospels Currencies * Mark (currency), a currency or unit of account in many nations * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1928 * Finnish markka (), the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002 * Polish mark (), the currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924 German * Deutsche Mark, the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until 2002 * German gold mark, the currency used in the German Empire from 1873 to 1914 * German Papiermark, the German currency from 4 August 1914 * German rentenmark, a currency issue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Johnson (philosopher)
Mark L. Johnson (born 24 May 1949) is Knight Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Oregon. He is known for contributions to embodied philosophy, cognitive science, and cognitive linguistics, some of which he has coauthored with George Lakoff, such as '' Metaphors We Live By''. He has also published on philosophical topics such as John Dewey, Immanuel Kant, and ethics. Bibliography ''Morality for Humans: Ethical Understanding from the Perspective of Cognitive Science'' University of Chicago Press, 2014. University of Chicago Press, 2007. * ''Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and Its Challenge to Western Thought'' (coauthored with George Lakoff), Basic Books, 1999. *''Moral Imagination: Implications of Cognitive Science for Ethics'' University of Chicago Press, 1993. * University of Chicago Press, 1987. * ''Philosophical Perspectives on Metaphor'', University of Minnesota, 1981. * '' Metaphors We Live By'' (coauthor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark "Slick" Johnson
Mark Eric "Slick" Johnson is an American professional wrestling referee, best known for working for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Career World Championship Wrestling Johnson gained national exposure in the late 1990s when he joined the Atlanta, Georgia-based World Championship Wrestling (WCW) promotion as a referee. After suffering elbow injuries in 1998 caused during a match by Konnan, he was sidelined until late 1999. When he returned, Johnson was given the gimmick of an unethical referee who actively favoured heel wrestlers (as opposed to the other referees, who officiated matches in an objective fashion). While in WCW, he was a member of the New World Order faction, wrestled several matches, refereed a total of eighty five main events and had the dubious distinction of being pantsed by Stacy Keibler during a match on pay-per-view. He remained with WCW until the promotion was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation in Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Johnson (wrestler)
Mark Johnson is a former Olympic wrestler and two time NCAA All-American. He was the head coach at Oregon State University (1990–1992) and the University of Illinois (1992–2009), compiling a career record of 223-48-5 (.817). He has the most wins in University of Illinois history and was twice selected as Big Ten Coach of the Year (2001 and 2005). Johnson was born in Rock Island, Illinois. He graduated in 1973 from Alleman High School in Rock Island, where he placed second in the state in wrestling (167 lbs) and was an All-State football player. Johnson continued his wrestling career at the University of Michigan, where he was twice an NCAA finalist and Academic All-American. He was a U.S. champion and qualified for the 1980 Olympic Greco-Roman team. Due to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, the United States boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics and Johnson wasn't able to compete. Along with the other Olympians, he received medals from the United States Olympic Commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Johnson (rugby League)
Mark Johnson (born 28 February 1969) is a South African former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who represented South Africa in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. Playing career Johnson originally played rugby union in South Africa before joining the London Crusaders, a rugby league club. ''The Independent'', 19 December 1993 Johnson went on to play for , and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Johnson (ice Hockey)
Mark Einar Johnson (born September 22, 1957) is an American ice hockey coach for the University of Wisconsin–Madison women's ice hockey team. He is a former National Hockey League (NHL) player who appeared in 669 NHL regular season games between 1980 and 1990. He also played for the gold medal-winning 1980 U.S. Olympic team, leading the team in points with 11. As head coach of Wisconsin, he has led them to eight National Championships, the most for all NCAA Division I hockey teams (men or women's teams). Johnson was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999, the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001, the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003, and the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004. He received the Lester Patrick Trophy in 2011, for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. Playing career Amateur career As a teenager, Johnson attended James Madison Memorial High School in Madison, Wisconsin, where he was on the hockey team. He then played for the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Johnson (golfer)
Mark William "Beer Man" Johnson (born May 22, 1954) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour. Johnson was born in Barstow, California. He decided to forgo college and turned pro directly out of high school in 1972; he played on mini-tours around Southern California for two years, a decision which he regrets. Unable to support himself financially, Johnson regained his amateur status and for the next 18 years earned a living driving a Budweiser truck while continuing to hone his skills in amateur tournaments. In 1998, at the age of 45, Johnson parked his beer truck and regained his professional status. With the sponsorship of his long-time employer, H Olson Distributing of Barstow, and a handful of local businessmen, Johnson played five years on the Canadian Tour and a year on the Nationwide Tour to prepare for the Champions Tour, which he joined after reaching the age of 50 in May 2004. Johnson won his first Champions Tour event at the 2005 Toshiba Seni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Johnson (footballer)
Mark 'MJ' Johnson (born 23 May 1978) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club and Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Johnson is commonly known as "Mr. Sunbury", referring to the body building award he won as a teenager in his home town of Sunbury, Victoria. Mark commenced his junior football with Diggers Rest Football Club, before moving to Sunbury Lions. He was drafted to Essendon as a rookie after playing underage with the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup competition. AFL career Johnson was elevated from the Essendon rookie list in 1998, playing his first game in 1999. He was part of the 2000 premiership side, and won the W.S. Crichton Medal in 2002. Known for his toughness, Johnson was part of the midfield duo known as the "Johnson Boys" at Essendon, the other member being Jason Johnson (Australian rules footballer), Jason Johnson. The two are not related, however Mark did have a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
