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Roy Williams (other)
Roy Williams may refer to: Entertainment *Roy Williams (artist) (1907–1976), artist and entertainer for The Walt Disney Studios *Roy Williams (broadcaster), BBC radio continuity announcer * Roy Williams (trombonist) (born 1937), English trombonist *Roy Williams (playwright) (born 1968), contemporary British playwright *Roy H. Williams, American non-fiction author Sports American football *Roy Williams (defensive tackle) (1937–2017), American football player *Roy Williams (safety) (born 1980), American football safety *Roy Williams (wide receiver) (born 1981), American football wide receiver Other sports *Roy Williams (decathlete) (born 1934), New Zealand athlete *Roy Williams (Australian footballer, born 1929) (1929–1988), Australian footballer for Collingwood *Roy Williams (Australian footballer, born 1907) (1907–1979), Australian footballer for Footscray *Roy Williams (basketball coach) (born 1950), American basketball coach *Roy Williams (basketball player) (1927–2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Williams (artist)
Roy Williams (July 30, 1907 – November 7, 1976) was an artist and entertainer for The Walt Disney Studios, best known as "Big Roy," the adult mouseketeer for four seasons on the '' Mickey Mouse Club'' television series and for his invention of the Mickey Mouse hats. Early life and career Williams was born in Colville, Washington and raised in Los Angeles, where he attended Fremont High School. After graduating, he was hired as an artist by Walt Disney in 1930. He worked on animated shorts while attending Chouinard Art Institute at night. He later also developed story ideas for Disney. He also designed over 100 insignias for the U.S. armed forces during World War II, and is credited with designing the mouse ears worn on the ''Mickey Mouse Club'' which would later be sold at Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, Disney Parks. Williams also produced one-panel gag cartoons for ''The New Yorker'', ''The Saturday Evening Post, Saturday Evening Post'', and other magazines. Disne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Williams (basketball Coach)
Roy Allen Williams (born August 1, 1950) is an American retired college basketball coach who served as the men's head coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels for 18 seasons and the Kansas Jayhawks for 15 seasons. He was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007. Williams started his college coaching career at North Carolina as an assistant coach for Dean Smith in 1978. Four years later, North Carolina won the national championship. After ten years as Smith's assistant, Williams became head coach at Kansas in 1988, taking them to 14 consecutive NCAA tournaments, four Final Four appearances, two national championship game appearances, collecting an .805 winning percentage, and winning nine conference titles. In 2003, Williams left Kansas to return to his alma mater North Carolina, replacing Matt Doherty as head coach of the Tar Heels. In an 18-year period at North Carolina, Williams won three national championships, reached a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Williams (Scouting)
Roy Williams (born 1944) is the former Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America. He is the tenth person to hold that position, serving between 2000–2007. Scouting career Selected in the spring of 2000 as Chief Scout Executive, Roy Williams began his career with the Boy Scouts of America as a district executive in Fort Worth, Texas. Following that, Williams served as district executive in Abilene, Texas, finance director in Little Rock, Arkansas, Scout Executive for the Jayhawk Area Council in Topeka, Kansas, and later the Narragansett Council in Providence, Rhode Island. He has also served as director of the Boy Scout Division, BSA National Council and most recently, Western region director. Williams' term as Chief Scout Executive was a very challenging time for the Boy Scouts of America. Shortly after Williams assumed the duties of Chief Scout Executive in 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its ruling in the ''Boy Scouts of America v. Dale'' case, where the ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Roy is a masculine given name and a family surname with varied origin. In Anglo-Norman England, the name derived from the Norman ''roy'', meaning "king", while its Old French cognate, ''rey'' or ''roy'' (modern ''roi''), likewise gave rise to Roy as a variant in the Francophone world. In India, Roy is a variant of the surname '' Rai'',. likewise meaning "king".. It also arose independently in Scotland, an anglicisation from the Scottish Gaelic nickname ''ruadh'', meaning "red". Given name * Roy Acuff (1903–1992), American country music singer and fiddler * Roy Andersen (born 1955), runner * Roy Andersen (South Africa) (born 1948), South African businessman and military officer * Roy Anderson (American football) (born 1980), American football coach * Sir Roy M. Anderson (born 1947), British scientific adviser * Roy Andersson (born 1943), Swedish film director * Roy Andersson (footballer) (born 1949), footballer from Sweden * Roy Chapman Andrews (1884–1960), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Lee Williams
Roy Lee Williams (March 22, 1915 – April 28, 1989) was an American labor leader who was president of the Teamsters from May 15, 1981, to April 14, 1983. Early life and career Born in Ottumwa, Iowa, Williams was one of 12 children in a very poor family. He grew up in the Ozark Mountains in southwestern Missouri. He got work as a truck driver in 1935. Williams served in the United States Army in World War II and personally took 41 German soldiers prisoner, earning him the Silver Star. Teamsters After the war, Williams returned to trucking. He was elected business agent of the union's Wichita, Kansas local in 1948. He later was elected president of Joint Council 56 and president of Teamsters Local 41 in Kansas City, Missouri. He married and had two daughters. In 1955, Williams was elected a trustee of the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, one of the union's largest and most important pension funds. He later testified in federal court that leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Hughes Williams
Roy Hughes Williams (September 1, 1874 – December 18, 1946) was a lawyer from the U.S. State of Ohio who served as a prosecutor, local and appellate judge, and was a justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio from 1934 until his death. Biography Roy Hughes Williams was born September 1, 1874, in Milan, Ohio, son of Charles Ronald and Helen Hortense (Hughes) Williams. He graduated from Milan High School in 1890, attended the Western Reserve Normal School in Milan, and graduated from Oberlin Preparatory School in 1891. He attended Oberlin College for one or two years, and graduated from University of Michigan Law School with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1897. He was admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1897. Williams was married to L. Verna Lockwood on December 7, 1898. They had no children. Williams won his first election for Erie County, Ohio prosecuting attorney in 1900 for a three-year term, and won re-election in 1903. He served January 1901 to January 1907, opting not to run for a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Roy is a masculine given name and a family surname with varied origin. In Anglo-Norman England, the name derived from the Norman ''roy'', meaning "king", while its Old French cognate, ''rey'' or ''roy'' (modern ''roi''), likewise gave rise to Roy as a variant in the Francophone world. In India, Roy is a variant of the surname '' Rai'',. likewise meaning "king".. It also arose independently in Scotland, an anglicisation from the Scottish Gaelic nickname ''ruadh'', meaning "red". Given name * Roy Acuff (1903–1992), American country music singer and fiddler * Roy Andersen (born 1955), runner * Roy Andersen (South Africa) (born 1948), South African businessman and military officer * Roy Anderson (American football) (born 1980), American football coach * Sir Roy M. Anderson (born 1947), British scientific adviser * Roy Andersson (born 1943), Swedish film director * Roy Andersson (footballer) (born 1949), footballer from Sweden * Roy Chapman Andrews (1884–1960), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Williams (cricketer)
Norman Roy Williams (born 4 January 1931) is a former English cricketer. Williams was a right-handed batsman who bowled fast-medium. He was born at March, Cambridgeshire. In 1949, Williams made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Cambridgeshire against Lincolnshire. From 1949 to 1951, he represented the county in 3 Minor Counties matches. Williams joined Cumberland in 1964, where he represented the county in 6 Minor Counties matches. His final appearance for Cumberland came against the Lancashire Second XI. He also played Minor Counties cricket for the Nottinghamshire Second XI. Williams also played a first-class match for the Combined Services against Nottinghamshire in 1961. In his only first-class match, he scored took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 20.20, with best figures of 4/67. References External linksat Cricinfo ESPN cricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Williams (footballer)
Royston Brian "Roy" Williams (3 March 1932 – 25 October 2011) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward for Hereford United and Southampton during the 1950s. Football career Williams was born in Hereford and began his football career at local club Hereford United in August 1947. In November 1952, he signed for Southampton for a fee of £4,000, making his debut at inside-right in a 1–1 draw away to Fulham on 26 December 1952. Fulham came to The Dell on the following day and "the Saints" won 5–3, with Williams scoring the second Southampton goal with a header after 31 minutes to bring the scores level; the other Saints' goals were scored by Frank Dudley with a hat-trick and Johnny Walker. Williams made a total of ten appearances (at either inside-right or inside-left) during the 1952–53 season at the end of which Southampton were relegated to Division Three. Williams was only 5 ft 4in tall and was probably the smallest forward ever to play for S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Williams (basketball Player)
Roy Edward Williams (July 8, 1927 – September 14, 2020) was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Winnipeg. Williams was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches. He was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is a Canadian museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, dedicated to honoring the history and achievements of sports in Manitoba. The organization began in 1980, and then opened a museum in The Forks in 1993. Aft ... in 2009. References External linksCanadian Olympic Committee – profile 1927 births 2020 deaths Basketball players from Winnipeg Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canadian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Canada {{Canada-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Williams (Australian Footballer, Born 1907)
Roy Williams (25 October 1907 – 16 August 1979) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Camberwell Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). Williams played with Camberwell in 1928 and 1929, then played nine games with Footscray in 1930, before returning to Camberwell in 1931. Williams was appointed Camberwell captain in 1934, winning the club's best and fairest in the same year. He was third in the 1934 VFA Medal, with 22 votes. Runner-up best and fairest 1935. Fifth in the VFA Medal in 1937 with 21 votes. Williams represented the VFA 1936. On huis retiurement in 1937, Williams 133 games 1928–37. Williams then coached Camberwell Seconds in 1944 and was non-playing coach of Camberwell Firsts in 1948 and 1949. He was made a member of the Camberwell FC - Team of Century on the half forward flank in 2003. Williams was the brother of former Hawthorn footballer, Lyall Williams Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Williams (broadcaster)
Roy Williams was a BBC Radio continuity announcer active in the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme ''Desert Island Discs ''Desert Island Discs'' is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It was first broadcast on the BBC Forces Programme on 29 January 1942. Each week a guest, called a " castaway" during the programme, is asked to choose eight recordings (us ...'' on 8 September 1945. References *The Announcers Page with picture of Williams at work Year of birth missing Place of birth missing Year of death missing Place of death missing BBC radio presenters {{UK-radio-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
