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McCready
McCready is an Ireland, Irish and Scotland, Scottish surname. It is the Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Riada "son of Riada", a personal name meaning "trained" and "expert". McCready is a variant of McCreadie; other variants are MacCready and McCredie (other), McCredie. The McCready clan originally came from Bute but then settled in North Ayrshire and County Down in Ulster. People with the surname include: * Allan McCready (1916–2003), New Zealand politician * Benjamin McCready (born 1951), American portrait painter * Chris McCready (born 1981), English footballer * Connie McCready (1921–2000), American politician * Esther McCready (1931–2020), American nurse * Fergus McCreadie, Scottish jazz musician (pianist and leader of the band) * George McCready Price (1870–1963), Canadian creationist * John McCready, New Zealand businessman * Keith McCready (born 1957), American professional pool player * Kevin F. McCready (1957–2004), American clinical psychologist * Laur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindy McCready
Malinda Gayle McCready (November 30, 1975 – February 17, 2013) was an American country music singer. Active from 1995 until her death in 2013, she recorded a total of five studio albums. Her debut album, 1996's '' Ten Thousand Angels'', was released on BNA Records and was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA, while 1997's '' If I Don't Stay the Night'' was certified Gold. 1999's '' I'm Not So Tough'', her final album for BNA, was less successful, and she left the label. A self-titled fourth album followed in 2002 on Capitol Records. McCready's fifth and final studio album, '' I'm Still Here'', was released in March 2010 on Iconic Records. McCready's first four studio albums yielded twelve singles on the ''Billboard'' country singles charts. This figure includes the 1 hit " Guys Do It All the Time", as well as the Top 10 hits " Ten Thousand Angels" and " A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)". Although she had not charted a single since 2002, McCready received signif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith McCready
Keith McCready (born April 9, 1957) is an American professional pool (cue sports), pool player who played under the nickname "Earthquake". At one time considered among the top players in America, McCready has been a traveling tournament competitor and notorious Hustling, hustler since the 1970s. Known for comedically interacting with the audience during matches, McCready was also a contributing writer for ''InsidePool'' magazine between 2003 and 2006. He also had a supporting role as the hustler Grady Seasons in the 1986 film ''The Color of Money''. An energetic and aggressive player, he has a distinctive side-arm stroke and, despite his , is well known for strong shot-making offense skills, often executing extremely difficult shots that most other players would not attempt. In 2017, Keith McCready was given the Lifetime of Pool in Action Award at the One-pocket, One Pocket Hall of Fame banquet. Personal life McCready was born on April 9, 1957, in Elmhurst, Illinois, Elmhurst, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris McCready
Christopher James McCready (born 5 September 1981, Ellesmere Port, England) is an English former footballer. He played in right, left and central defence. Career Prior to joining Tranmere in 2006, McCready had spent his entire professional career at Crewe, joining the club as a schoolboy and graduating through its prolific youth system. At the age of 14, McCready went to the FA national school at Lilleshall where he played with peers including Joe Cole, he also represented England schoolboys through to under 17 level. McCready made over 70 appearances for Crewe, as well as making eight appearances on loan at Hyde United over two separate spells. He rejected the offer of a new contract at the end of the 2005–06 season following the club's relegation from the Championship, and joined Tranmere on a one-year contract for 2006–07, after impressing on trial. McCready established himself as a regular in the Rovers defence, playing in all but four of Tranmere's league games. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie McCready
Constance McCready (born Constance Averill, August 20, 1921 – December 22, 2000), was an American journalist and politician from Portland, Oregon, in the United States. She held several elected offices in Oregon during her career, including the Oregon House of Representatives, the Portland City Council, and culminating with a partial term as Portland's mayor. To date, McCready remains the last Republican to serve as mayor of the city. Early life She was born in Pendleton, Oregon on August 21, 1921, the daughter of conservationist Edgar Francis Averill.Heinz, SpencerEx-mayor Connie McCready dies. ''The Oregonian'', December 23, 2000 The family moved to Portland and she graduated from Grant High School. McCready graduated from the University of Oregon in 1943. After college she worked as a reporter for ''The Oregonian'', Portland's main daily newspaper, later becoming the Home and Garden editor for the paper. In 1945, she married Albert L. McCready and the two had three d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther McCready
Esther McCready (January 10, 1931 – September 2, 2020) was a nurse and teacher who desegregated the University of Maryland School of Nursing in 1950. The case was filed in 1949 in Baltimore City Court by National Association for the Advancement of Colored People lawyers Charles Hamilton Houston and Donald Gaines Murray (McCready v. Byrd, 1949). After the court sided with the university, the case went to the Maryland Court of Appeals, where it was argued by Houston, Murray, and Thurgood Marshall Thoroughgood "Thurgood" Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme C .... The lower court's ruling was overturned by the Maryland Court of Appeals, and McCready began classes on September 5, 1950. She is in the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame. After she graduated in 1953, McCready continued her career working f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat McCready
Pat McCready (born October 18, 1974 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a retired Canadian lacrosse player who played most of his National Lacrosse League career for Rochester Knighthawks, Buffalo Bandits, Toronto Rock, and Charlotte Cobras. As of 2013, he ranks third in NLL history in loose balls (1,593), second in penalty minutes (468), and seventh in games played (219). NLL career McCready made his professional lacrosse debut in 1996 with the Charlotte Cobras. In 1997, he joined the Rochester Knighthawks where he played until he was traded to the Buffalo Bandits in a blockbuster deal that exchanged seven players between the two teams before the 2002 season. In 2007, McCready made his National Lacrosse League All-Star Game debut. On August 5, 2009, McCready was traded from the Buffalo Bandits along with a third-round draft pick in 2009 to the Toronto Rock in exchange for a second-round draft pick in the 2009 entry draft, first-round pick in 2010, and a second-round pick in 2011. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George McCready Price
George McCready Price (26 August 1870 – 24 January 1963) was a Canadian creationist. He produced several anti-evolution and creationist works, particularly on the subject of flood geology. His views did not become common among creationists until after his death, particularly with the modern creation science movement starting in the 1960s. Personal life Price was the father of Ernest Edward Price and grandfather of actor John Shelton, who named one of his sons Darwin to "balance everything out". He is also the great great grandfather of Lake Street Dive vocalist Rachael Price. Biography Price was born in Havelock, New Brunswick, Canada. His father died in 1882, and his mother joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Price attended Battle Creek College (now Andrews University) between 1891 and 1893. In 1896, he enrolled in a one-year teacher training course at the Provincial Normal School of New Brunswick (now the University of New Brunswick), where he took some eleme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan McCready
Allan McCready (1 September 1916 – 8 August 2003) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography McCready was born in Kawakawa in 1916, the son of Alexander McCready. He received his education at Kawakawa District High School. In 1942, McCready married Grace Lorraine Maher, the daughter of Jimmy Maher, later the MP for Otaki. They had one son and one daughter. In World War II he served in the New Zealand Army for 3½ years. He worked for the Post Office Department for ten years. He was then the director of the Wellington Dairy Farmers Co-op, and then director of the Hutt Valley Milk Treatment Corporation, the Featherston Co-op, and finally the Dairy Company Limited. He was vice-president of the Wellington and Hutt Valley A & P Association. He stood unsuccessfully for the Heretaunga electorate in and . When his father-in-law retired from the Otaki electorate at the , McCready succeeded him. He represented the Otaki electorate until 1972, then the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McCready
John McCready was the founder of the RTC record label in New Zealand. He was also the general manager of CBS Records, New Zealand. Background Prior to mid-1974, McCready was working at Phonogram in New Zealand as the GM of their creative division. In the late 1970s, he formed his own record label, RTC. The label was the licensee for the catalogue of Virgin Records in New Zealand. This opened the door for him to work at CBS records. He started with CBS Australia in March 1981. By January 1982, he was in charge of the Australian operation. During the 1980s, McCready was GM of Radio Hauraki Radio Hauraki is a New Zealand rock music station that started in 1966. It was the first private commercial radio station of the modern broadcasting era in New Zealand and operated illegally until 1970 to break the monopoly held by the state- .... Later he moved into television.Audio Culture, 4 May 201John McCready part 3 - the CBS years Murray Cammick/ref> References External links Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam McCready (other)
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Sam McCready may refer to: * Sam McCready, the central character in the 1989-1990 telefilm series '' Frederick Forsyth Presents'' * Sam McCready, the main character in the 1991 ''Frederick Forsyth'' novel '' The Deceiver'' * Sam McCready (actor) (born 1936), actor, director and writer from Belfast * Max McCready (1918–1994), Samuel Maxwell McCready, Irish amateur golfer See also * Sam (other) * McCready McCready is an Ireland, Irish and Scotland, Scottish surname. It is the Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Riada "son of Riada", a personal name meaning "trained" and "expert". McCready is a variant of McCreadie; other variants are MacCready and McCredi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niall McCready
Niall McCready is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Aodh Ruadh and the Donegal county team. He won an Ulster Under-21 Football Championship medal with Donegal in 1995. He started the first game of Brian McEniff's last spell as Donegal manager, a league defeat to Galway in Tuam in February 2003. He played in the 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final against Armagh. He made a substitute appearance for his club in the final of the 2012 Donegal Intermediate Football Championship. He is the actual godson of Brian McEniff Brian McEniff (born 1 December 1942) is a former Gaelic football player, manager and administrator. McEniff played as a wing-back for the St Joseph's combination of clubs from Bundoran and Ballyshannon. He won seven Donegal Senior Football .... In 2022, McCready was announced as trainer of Naomh Bríd under the management of Aidan Murray. References {{DEFAULTSORT:McCready, Niall Year of birth missing (living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike McCready (other)
Mike McCready Michael David McCready (born April 5, 1966) is an American musician known for being a founding member and lead guitarist of Pearl Jam. McCready was also a member of the side project bands Flight to Mars, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season (band), Ma ... is an American musician, the lead guitarist for Pearl Jam. Mike McCready may also refer to: * Mike McCready (politician), former member of the Michigan House of Representatives * Mike McCready (businessman), American entrepreneur * Michael McCready (fencer), British Olympic fencer {{hndis, McCready, Mike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
