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Ray Williams (other)
Ray or Raymond Williams may refer to: Sportspeople Football (soccer) *Ray Williams (footballer, born 1930), English football player for Tranmere Rovers *Ray Williams (footballer, born 1931) (1931–2015), Welsh football player for Wrexham *Ray Williams (footballer, born 1946), English football player Rugby *Ray Williams (rugby union, born 1927) (1927–2014), Welsh international rugby union winger *Ray Williams (rugby union coach) (1927–2014), Welsh rugby union coach and administrator * Ray Williams (rugby league) (20th century), New Zealand rugby league player *Ray Williams (rugby union, born 1909) (1909–2001), New Zealand international rugby union winger Other sports *Ray Williams (American football) (born 1958), American football player *Ray Williams (basketball) (1954–2013), basketball player *Ray Williams (weightlifter) (born 1959), Commonwealth gold medallist *Ray Williams (bowls) (1951–2016), Welsh lawn bowls player * Ray Orlando Williams (born 1986), American pow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Williams (footballer, Born 1930)
William Raymond Williams (born 30 December 1930) is an English former professional association football, footballer who played for Tranmere Rovers F.C., Tranmere Rovers. References 1930 births Possibly living people Footballers from Bebington Men's association football wing halves English men's footballers Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Ramblers F.C. players English Football League players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Namibia {{England-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Williams (weightlifter)
Raymond Williams (born 9 September 1959 in Holyhead, North Wales) is a Welsh weightlifter. Williams was voted Young Welsh Sports Personality of the Year in 1977 after being placed in the junior weightlifting championships. He joined the army and served with the Royal Welch Fusiliers until 2003. Returning to the sport, Williams won the Welsh weightlifting championships in 1983 and the Celtic Nations title the following year. Williams won the gold medal in the featherweight class at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, beating David Lowenstein of Australia and Jeffrey Brice, a fellow Welshman. In 2003, Williams was appointed as the first National Weightlifting Coach for Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic .... External links Ray Williams on the BBC Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Williams (politician)
Raymond Craig Williams (born 27 September 1960) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the seat of Kellyville for the Liberal Party since 2023. He previously represented the electorates of Hawkesbury from 2007 to 2015 and Castle Hill from 2015 to 2023. Williams has also been the New South Wales Minister for Multiculturalism and the Minister for Disability Services from January 2017 to March 2019 in the Berejiklian ministry. Early life and background Williams is the son of Allen Williams, a former heavyweight boxing champion of Australia and the South Pacific and Margaret Williams, the daughter of English migrants from Cornwall. His family was involved in the training of horses, and Williams followed in the family footsteps and trained horses for more than 30 years. From 1985, he worked for Glenorie Bus Company at Dural. Williams was a panel beater and maintenance manager with the Hillsbus company. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Williams (producer)
Ray Williams is a British A&R music producer and publisher. He discovered Elton John and introduced him to Bernie Taupin. Williams has been a prominent figure of the music and film industry for many years as a press agent, A&R head, artist manager, film music producer, and publisher. He was the music supervisor of films including ''The Last Emperor'', '' Absolute Beginners'', and ''Naked Lunch''. 1960s During the 1960s, Williams worked with Cathy McGowan, who presented ''Ready Steady Go!'' He was also a press agent for a number of major artists such as Sonny & Cher, Cream, Robert Stigwood, and for Brian Epstein's Saville Theatre. He eventually moved up to head the A&R department for Liberty Records, where he signed upcoming artists who went on to achieve major successes with Jeff Lynne (Idle race and ELO), The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and Mike Batt, among others. In 1967, he discovered Elton John and introduced him to lyricist Bernie Taupin. Williams managed Elton John for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Williams (businessman)
Raymond Reginald Williams (born 1937) is an Australian businessperson and corporate criminal. In 2005 he was imprisoned for a minimum of two years and nine months for filing false financial statements and failing his duty as a director. After Williams' criminal conviction, charities began removing his name from their donor plaques, and his award as Member of the Order of Australia was cancelled by order of the Governor-General. HIH collapse In 1968, Williams was a co-founder of "M W Payne Underwriting Agency Pty Ltd", which over time evolved into HIH Insurance. HIH collapsed in 2001 with debts estimated at up to A$5.3 billion, the largest corporate collapse to that date. On 15 April 2005, Williams was sentenced to 4 years 6 months jail with a non-parole period of 2 years 9 months, after pleading guilty to misleading HIH shareholders about the financial position of the company. Williams was also banned from leading an Australian corporation for ten years. Chief Justice W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Williams
Raymond Henry Williams (31 August 1921 – 26 January 1988) was a Welsh socialist writer, academic, novelist and critic influential within the New Left and in wider culture. His writings on politics, culture, the media and literature contributed to the Marxist critique of culture and the arts. Some 750,000 copies of his books were sold in UK editions alone, and there are many translations available. His work laid foundations for the field of cultural studies and cultural materialism. Life Early life Born in Pandy, just north of Llanfihangel Crucorney, near Abergavenny, Wales, Williams was the son of a railway worker in a village where all of the railwaymen voted Labour, while the local small farmers mostly voted Liberal. It was not a Welsh-speaking area: he described it as "Anglicised in the 1840s". There was, nevertheless, a strong Welsh identity. "There is the joke that someone says his family came over with the Normans and we reply: 'Are you liking it here?'" Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Orlando Williams
Ray Orlando Williams (born 1986) is an American powerlifter Powerlifting is a competitive strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight singl ..., who currently holds the world record for the heaviest drug-tested, raw (unassisted/assisted) squat at 490 kg (1,080 lb). Williams previously set the world squat record on October 17, 2016, squatting an amount of during the USAPL Raw Nationals, making history with the first-ever raw + squat. On March 2, 2019, Williams squatted a record breaking amount of 1,080 lb (raw/unassisted), setting the new USAPL national record, also the unofficial IPF world record for both raw and assisted as well as drug and non drug-tested events. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Ray Orlando Living people 1986 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Williams (bowls)
Ray Williams (1949), was a Welsh international lawn bowls player. Bowls career He won a bronze medal in the men's pairs at the 1978 Commonwealth Games The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with a ... in Edmonton with Jim Morgan. Four years later he represented Wales again in the fours at the Lawn Bowls at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Ray Welsh male bowls players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales Bowls players at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games 1951 births 2016 deaths Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in lawn bowls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Williams (basketball)
Thomas Ray Williams (October 14, 1954 – March 22, 2013) was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1977 to 1987. Born in Mount Vernon, New York, he was the younger brother of Gus Williams (basketball), Gus Williams, who also played in the NBA. High school and college careers Williams attended Mount Vernon High School and helped lead the school to two New York State basketball championships. After attending San Jacinto College, San Jacinto Junior College, Williams played at the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball, University of Minnesota from 1975 to 1977. During that time, he averaged 18.9 ppg and 6.6 rpg. NBA career Williams was selected by the New York Knicks in the first round of the 1977 NBA draft (10th pick overall). After a quiet first season, he improved his effectiveness on the court, averaging 20.9 ppg, 5 rpg, and 6.2 apg during his third season (1979–80 NBA season, 1979–80) and becoming t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Williams (footballer, Born 1931)
Raymond Williams (1 May 1931 – September 2015) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a right-back. He made appearances in the English Football League with Wrexham Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, borde .... References 1931 births 2015 deaths Welsh men's footballers Men's association football defenders Holyhead Town F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players English Football League players {{Wales-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Williams (American Football)
Raymond Darrell Williams (born September 22, 1958) is a former American football running back who played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington State University Washington State University (WSU, or colloquially Wazzu) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington, United States. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest Land-grant uni .... References Living people 1958 births American football running backs Washington State Cougars football players Detroit Lions players Sportspeople from Welch, West Virginia 20th-century American sportsmen {{runningback-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Williams (rugby Union, Born 1909)
Raymond Norman Williams (25 April 1909 – 8 October 2001) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing, Williams represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks, is the representative men's national team in the sport of rugby union for the nation of New Zealand, which is considered the country's national sport. Famed for th ..., in 1932. He played one match for the All Blacks, against Wellington, but was injured and never played first-class rugby again. Following the death of Phillippe Cabot in 1998, Williams was the oldest living All Black. References 1909 births 2001 deaths People from Taradale, New Zealand University of Canterbury alumni New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Canterbury rugby union players Rugby union wings South African military personnel of World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |