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Thelma Loyace Stovall was a pioneering American politician in the state of Kentucky. In 1949,she won election as state representative for Louisville and served three consecutive terms. Over the next two decades,Stovall was elected Kentucky State Treasurer twice and Secretary of State of Kentucky three times. She capped her career as the 47th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1975–1979) in the administration of her fellow Democrat,Governor Julian Carroll. She was the first woman to hold the office.
George Thomas Stovall,nicknamed "Firebrand",was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cleveland Naps and the St. Louis Browns in the American League,and he also played two seasons with the Kansas City Packers of the short-lived Federal League. He was the manager of the Naps for one season in 1911,and in 1912,he went to the Browns,serving as player-manager for two seasons. In 1914,he jumped to the Packers as a first baseman-manager. In 1916,he signed with the Toledo Mud Hens and played a season there before retiring from baseball at age 39.
Jerry Lane Stovall,nicknamed "Mr. Everything",is an American former football player,coach,and college athletics administrator. He played college football for the LSU Tigers,where he was a unanimous selection to the 1962 College Football All-America Team as a halfback. Stovall played professionally as a safety and punter in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1963 to 1971. Stovall served as the head football coach at his alma mater,LSU,from 1980 to 1983,compiling a record of 22–21–2 in four seasons and leading the 1982 team to an appearance in the 1983 Orange Bowl. He was the athletic director at Louisiana Tech University from 1990 to 1993. He is the only player in LSU history to be named a unanimous All-American (1962),be selected to the college football hall of fame (2010),be selected as a first round pick (1963),and to be selected to the pro bowl.
Maurice Aurilius Stovall is a former American football wide receiver and tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.
Carla J. Stovall - also known as Carla Stovall Steckline - is a Republican politician from Marion,Kansas who served as Attorney General of the State of Kansas from 1995 to 2003. During her tenure,she also served as president of the National Association of Attorneys General.
The 1908 LSU Tigers football team represented the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University during the 1908 college football season. The Tigers were coached by Edgar Wingard and posted a perfect 10–0 record,outscoring opponents 442 to 11. The team played its home games at State Field and competed as members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA).
Rawson Law Stovall is an American video game designer and producer. He started out as a video game journalist,the first to be nationally syndicated in the United States. In 1982,ten-year-old Stovall's first column appeared in the Abilene Reporter-News,his local newspaper. He got the column in ten publications before Universal Press Syndicate started distributing it in April 1983;by 1984,the column,titled "The Vid Kid",appeared in over twenty-four newspapers. After being reported on by The New York Times,Stovall was featured on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and earned a regular spot on Discovery Channel's The New Tech Times. In 1985,he helped introduce the Nintendo Entertainment System at its North American launch.
Robert Edgar Brodhead was an American gridiron football player,executive,and college athletics administrator. He was the athletic director at Louisiana State University (LSU) from 1982 to 1987. He is also the author of Sacked! The Dark Side of Sports at Louisiana State University (ISBN 0-9446790-0-5)
Kenton Lee "Kent" Glasscock is a former Republican politician from Manhattan,Kansas. Glasscock was born in Warrensburg,Missouri,to Bill and Frances Glasscock. He served as Speaker of the House of the State of Kansas from 2001 to 2003. During his tenure,he served as the co-author of Governor Bill Graves budgets. Glasscock served as State Representative from the 62nd District from 1991-2003,was mayor of Manhattan in 1989 and served as a city commissioner from 1987-1990.
The 2002 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5,2002. Incumbent Governor Bill Graves,a Republican,was barred from seeking a third term by the Kansas Constitution. Kansas Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius,the Democratic nominee,ran against Kansas State Treasurer Tim Shallenburger,the Republican nominee,with Sebelius defeating Shallenburger to become the second female Governor of Kansas after Joan Finney who served as governor from 1991 to 1995.
William Gilbert Stovall,V is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games. Stovall placed second in his signature event,the 200-meter butterfly,at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha,Nebraska,with a career-best time of 1:53.86,which earned him a place on the U.S. Olympic team. At that time,Stovall was the second-fastest swimmer ever in that event,behind only Michael Phelps.
James Herbert Stovall,Jr. was an American actor best known for his work in Broadway and regional theater,appearing in productions of Once on This Island,The Life and Ragtime,and The Rocky Horror Show,having made his Broadway debut in the short-lived production of Bob Fosse's musical Big Deal. He also created and directed Nativity:A Life Story,an African American-themed musical intended to become an annual Christmas season performance.
Pleasant Alexander Stovall (1857–1935) was the United States ambassador to Switzerland from 1913 until late 1919 or early 1920. Among other actions while representing the United States in Switzerland he signed documents committing the United States to be part of the World Court. The United States Senate later put so many restrictions and conditions on US entry into the World Court that the other nations participating in it refused to allow the United States to join.
Valencia Stovall is an American politician who served as an independent state representative in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021. She ran as an independent in the 2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia as well as for the House of Representatives from Georgia's 5th district in 2022.
Wallace Oliver Stovall Sr. was the publisher of the Tampa Tribune. The Wallace Stovall building,built in 1926 according to designs by Tampa architect B. Clayton Bonfoey,was located at 416 Tampa Street and Lafayette Street. It was used as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) Headquarters during the Great Depression of the 1930s and was eventually demolished.
On October 2,1908,Addie Joss pitched a perfect game,the fourth in Major League Baseball history,and only the second in American League history. He threw it at League Park,in Cleveland,Ohio.
The 1983 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jerry Stovall,the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–7,with a mark of 0–6 in conference play,and finished tied for ninth in the SEC.
Runaway June is an American country music group consisting of Stevie Woodward,Jennifer Wayne,and Natalie Stovall. Wayne co-founded the group in 2015 with Hannah Mulholland and Naomi Cooke. Wayne was a former member of Stealing Angels and had co-written singles for other singers prior to the group's foundation. Signed to BBR Music Group's Wheelhouse imprint in 2015,the group charted two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts prior to their breakthrough hit "Buy My Own Drinks" in 2018. This was the first of three singles from their 2019 studio album Blue Roses. Mulholland quit the group in 2020 and was replaced by Natalie Stovall,former lead singer of Natalie Stovall and the Drive;Cooke quit in 2022 and was replaced by Stevie Woodward.
William Noel Alsbrook,Sr. was an American inventor and combat fighter pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group's 99th Fighter Squadron,best known as the Tuskegee Airmen,"Red Tails," or "Schwartze Vogelmenschen" among enemy German pilots.
Tyler Edward Stovall was an American academic and historian. He served as president of the American Historical Association in 2017.
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- ↑ "Bill Stovall III". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
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