|
Spikes (surname)
Spikes is the surname of: * Brandon Spikes (born 1987), American National Football League (NFL) linebacker * Cameron Spikes (born 1976), American former NFL football guard * Charlie Spikes (born 1951), Major League Baseball player * Irving Spikes (born 1970), American former NFL running back * Jack Spikes (born 1937), former American collegiate and American Football League running back and placekicker * John Spikes (1881–1955), American jazz musician and entrepreneur * Ken Spikes (1935-2009), former NASCAR Cup Series driver * Reb Spikes (1888–1982), American jazz saxophonist and entrepreneur * Richard Spikes (1884–1962), African-American engineer * Takeo Spikes Takeo Gerard Spikes (; born December 17, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Auburn Tigers football, Auburn Tiger ... (born 1976), American NFL linebacker See also * Spike (surna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to name change, change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Spikes
Brandon Spikes (born September 3, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators, was recognized as a consensus All-American twice and was a member of two BCS National Championship teams. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2010 NFL draft. He also played for the Buffalo Bills. Early life Spikes was born in Shelby, North Carolina. He attended Crest High School in Shelby, and was a standout high school football player for the Crest Chargers. Coming out of high school, he was considered one of the best linebacker prospects in the nation, and was rated the number one prospect in the state of North Carolina by Rivals.com and 33rd overall best player in the country according to Scout.com. He was also selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. College career Spikes accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Spikes
Cameron Spikes (born November 6, 1976) is an American former professional football guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL draft. He played college football at Texas A&M Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of .... College career At Texas A&M Spikes was a starting tackle in 1997 and moved to guard in 1998 Professional career Pre-draft St. Louis Rams The Rams selected Spikes in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL draft with the 145th overall pick. He played in 19 games for the Rams from 1999 to 2001. Houston Texans Spikes played 12 games with five starts in 2002. Arizona Cardinals In 2003, Spikes won a starting job on the Arizona Cardinals, playing in and starting 16 games in 2003 and playing in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Spikes
Leslie Charles Spikes (born January 23, 1951) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1972 through 1980 for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, and Atlanta Braves. He also played 26 games for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan in 1981. His playing career nickname was "the Bogalusa Bomber". Spikes was drafted in the first round of the 1969 Major League Baseball Draft by the Yankees. He made his major league debut with the Yankees in 1972. He, along with John Ellis, Rusty Torres and Jerry Kenney, was traded from the Yankees to the Indians for Graig Nettles and Jerry Moses at the Winter Meetings Representatives of all 30 Major League Baseball teams and their 120 Minor League Baseball affiliates convene for four days each December in the Winter Meetings to discuss league business and conduct off-season trades and transactions. Attendees in ... on November 27, 1972. His best season was in 1974 for the Indians, when he hit .271 with 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irving Spikes
Irving Eugene Spikes (born December 21, 1970, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for four seasons with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1994 to 1997. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks The Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (ULM Warhawks) are the intercollegiate athletics teams representing the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM). ULM currently fields 15 varsity teams (six men's and nine women's) in 11 sports and competes at the ... References 1970 births Living people American football running backs Miami Dolphins players Alabama Crimson Tide football players Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football players 20th-century American sportsmen {{runningback-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Spikes
Jack Erwin Spikes (born February 5, 1937) is an American former professional football player who was a running back and placekicker in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs before playing for the AFL's Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Oilers, and the Buffalo Bills. Spikes played a key role in professional football's longest championship game, the 1962 AFL championship game between the Texans and the Houston Oilers. Spikes' teammate Bill Hull intercepted the Oilers' George Blanda George Frederick Blanda (September 17, 1927 – September 27, 2010) was an American professional American football, football quarterback and placekicker who played in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). Blanda ... late in the first overtime. Hull's interception allowed the Texans to start the second overtime with two powerful runs by Spikes, to move the ball to the Oilers' 25-yard line, and Tommy Brooker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Spikes
John Curry Spikes (July 22, 1881 – June 28, 1955) was an American jazz musician and entrepreneur. Along with his brother Reb Spikes, John ran a traveling show band in early 1900s. At one point, Jelly Roll Morton was a member of the band.''The Rough Guide to Jazz''. Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley and Charles Alexander. Rough Guides, 2004. pp. 752-753. The Spikes brothers were performing in San Francisco around 1915, under the name The Original So-Different Orchestra, with Reb Spikes billed as the "World's Greatest Saxophonist".Floyd Levin: "The Spikes brothers - a Los Angeles saga", ''Jazz Journal'', December 1951 Around 1919, they settled in Los Angeles, where they started a music store, a nightclub, an agency and a publishing house. They were the first to record an all-black jazz band in 1922. In 1927, they shot a short sound film that predated ''The Jazz Singer'', the first full-length sound film. Their most enduring musical collaborations were writing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Spikes
Kenneth "Ken" L. Spikes (born February 2, 1935, in Cordele, Georgia - died November 16, 2009, in Albany, Georgia) was a driver for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Grand National Series who drove from 1964 to 1970 in NASCAR, 1970. Before he was in NASCAR, Spikes served in the United States Air Force. During his spare time, Spikes would devote his time to operating a company specializing in heavy equipment. Career Spikes officially drove in 1755 laps of professional stock car racing action; which is the equivalent of .''Ken Spikes'' career statistics at Racing Reference The primary manufacturers for this driver were Chevrolet, Pontiac (automobile), Pontiac, and Dodge.''Ken Spikes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reb Spikes
Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes (October 31, 1888 – February 24, 1982) was an American jazz saxophonist and entrepreneur. His composition with his brother John, "Someday Sweetheart", has become an often-recorded jazz standard. Biography Spikes was born in Dallas to an African American family, and also had Irish, French, Norwegian and Native American heritage. Nicknamed "Rebel" since childhood, the name was eventually shortened to "Reb". His family moved to Los Angeles in 1897, where Spikes worked on building sites before moving to San Francisco in 1907. Almost all of Spikes's siblings were pianists, but for a long time, Spikes preferred painting to music. He eventually took up music when his brother John bought him a set of drums. The brothers started touring the Southwest and Midwest as a piano and drums duo. Reb learned to play several instruments, including the saxophone, the clarinet, the trombone, and some piano. In 1914, Spikes returned to San Francisco and was hired a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Spikes
Richard Bowie Spikes (October 2, 1878 – January 22, 1963) was an African-American inventor who held several United States patents. He is credited with developing and improving inventions such as a beer tap, a modification of an automatic gear shift mechanism for motor vehicles, and a safety braking system for trucks and buses. Notably, his beer tap patent was purchased by the Milwaukee Brewing Company, and variations of his design are still in use today. However, many of his other inventions were not widely adopted during his lifetime. Life Richard B. Spikes was born in San Francisco, California and the fifth of nine children of Monroe Spikes, a barber, and his wife Medora (Kirby) Spikes. Two of his younger brothers, John Curry Spikes (1881–1955) and Reb Spikes (1888–1982), were musicians and songwriters (Someday Sweetheart, a jazz standard 919was their biggest hit). Reb Spikes was a noted jazz saxophonist who worked with Jelly Roll Morton, Kid Ory and Sid Le Protti; among ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeo Spikes
Takeo Gerard Spikes (; born December 17, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Auburn Tigers football, Auburn Tigers. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 13th overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft. A two-time Pro Bowl selection and one-time All-Pro, Spikes also played for the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, and San Diego Chargers. Spikes is one of only seven linebackers to start more than 200 NFL games. Only once did Spikes record fewer than 70 tackles in a season. He was a National Football League team captains, team captain in 13 out of 15 seasons. Spikes played in 219 games without a playoff appearance, the most in NFL history. The Eagles, 49ers, and Chargers all made the playoffs the year after Spikes left each team. After retiring from the NFL, Spikes became a media personality. He is a football analyst on NBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
