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 mouth", who "listens carefully to the teachings of the fox sitting before him. He has pulled his mantle tightly around his meager body, as if he were shivering... he is ugly, with long hair, bald head, and unkempt, scraggly beard, and is clearly uncaring of his appearance." Some archaeologists have suggested that the Hellenistic statue of a bearded hunchback with an intellectual appearance, discovered in the 18th century and pictured at the head of this article, also depicts <mask>, although alternative identifications have since been put forward.<mask> began to appear equally early in literary works. The 4th century BCE Athenian playwright Alexis put <mask> on the stage in his comedy "Aesop", of which a few lines survive (Athenaeus 10.432); conversing with Solon, <mask> praises the Athenian practice of adding water to wine. Leslie Kurke suggests that <mask> may have been "a staple of the comic stage" of this era. The 3rd-century-BCE poet Poseidippus of Pella wrote a narrative poem entitled "Aesopia" (now lost), in which <mask>'s fellow slave Rhodopis (under her original name Doricha) was frequently mentioned, according to Athenaeus 13.596. Pliny would later identify Rhodopis as <mask>'s lover, a romantic motif that would be repeated in subsequent popular depictions of <mask>. <mask> plays a fairly prominent part in Plutarch's conversation piece "The Banquet of the Seven Sages" in the 1st century CE. The fabulist then makes a cameo appearance in the novel A True Story by the 2nd-century satirist Lucian; when the narrator arrives at the Island of the Blessed, he finds that "<mask> the Phrygian was there, too; he acts as their jester."Beginning with the Heinrich Steinhowel edition of 1476, many translations of the fables into European languages, which also incorporated Planudes' Life of Aesop, featured illustrations depicting him as a hunchback. The 1687 edition of <mask>'s Fables with His Life: in English, French and Latin included 28 engravings by Francis Barlow that show him as a dwarfish hunchback (see in the section above), and his facial features appear to accord with his statement in the text (p. 7), "I am a Negro". The Spaniard Diego Velázquez painted a portrait of <mask>, dated 1639–40 and now in the collection of the Museo del Prado. The presentation is anachronistic and <mask>, while arguably not handsome, displays no physical deformities. It was partnered by another portrait of Menippus, a satirical philosopher equally of slave-origin. A similar philosophers series was painted by fellow Spaniard Jusepe de Ribera, who is credited with two portraits of <mask>. "<mask>, poet of the fables" is in the El Escorial gallery and pictures him as an author leaning on a staff by a table which holds copies of his work, one of them a book with the name Hissopo on the cover.The other is in the Museo de Prado, dated 1640–50 and titled "<mask> in beggar's rags". There he is also shown at a table, holding a sheet of paper in his left hand and writing with the other. While the former hints at his lameness and deformed back, the latter only emphasises his poverty. In 1690, French playwright Edmé Boursault's Les fables d'Esope (later known as Esope à la ville) premiered in Paris. A sequel, Esope à la cour (Aesop at Court), was first performed in 1701; drawing on a mention in Herodotus 2.134-5 that <mask> had once been owned by the same master as Rhodopis, and the statement in Pliny 36.17 that she was <mask>'s concubine as well, the play introduced Rodope as <mask>'s mistress, a romantic motif that would be repeated in later popular depictions of <mask>. Sir John Vanbrugh's comedy "Aesop" was premièred at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, London, in 1697 and was frequently performed there for the next twenty years. A translation and adaptation of Boursault's Les fables d'Esope, Vanbrugh's play depicted a physically ugly <mask> acting as adviser to Learchus, governor of Cyzicus under King Croesus, and using his fables to solve romantic problems and quiet political unrest.In 1780, the anonymously authored novelette The History and Amours of Rhodope was published in London. The story casts the two slaves Rhodope and <mask> as unlikely lovers, one ugly and the other beautiful; ultimately Rhodope is parted from <mask> and marries the Pharaoh of Egypt. Some editions of the volume were illustrated with an engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi of a work by the painter Angelica Kauffman. Titled "The beautiful Rhodope in love with <mask>", it pictures Rhodope leaning on an urn; she holds out her hand to <mask>, who is seated under a tree and turns his head to look at her. His right arm rests on a cage of doves, towards which he gestures. There is some ambiguity here, for while the cage suggests the captive state of both of them, a raven perched outside the cage may allude to his supposed colour. In fact, the whole picture is planned to suggest how different the couple are.Rhodope and <mask> lean on opposite elbows, gesture with opposite hands, and while Rhodope's hand is held palm upwards, <mask>'s is held palm downwards. She stands while he sits; he is dressed in dark clothes, she in white. The theme of their relationship was taken up again in 1844 by Walter Savage Landor (author of Imaginary Conversations), who published two fictional dialogues between <mask> and Rhodope. Later in the 19th century the subject of <mask> telling his tales was made popular by the painting of him  entertaining the maids of Xanthus by Roberto Fontana (1844–1907). A depiction of the fabulist surrounded by laughing young women, it went on to win a prize at the Milanese Brera Academy in 1876 and was then shown at the 1878 International Exhibition and the 11th exhibition of the Società di Belle Arti di Trieste in 1879. A later painting by Julian Russell Story widens <mask>'s audience by showing people of both sexes and all ages enjoying his narration. Although <mask> is pictured as ugly in both, his winning personality is suggested by his smiling face and lively gestures.20th century genres
The 20th century saw the publication of three novels about <mask>. A.D. Wintle's Aesop (London, 1943) was a plodding fictional biography described in a review of the time as so boring that it makes the fables embedded in it seem 'complacent and exasperating'. The two others, preferring the fictional 'life' to any approach to veracity, are genre works. The most recent is John Vornholt's The Fabulist (1993) in which 'an ugly, mute slave is delivered from wretchedness by the gods and blessed with a wondrous voice. [It is] the tale of a most unlikely adventurer, dispatched to far and perilous realms to battle impossible beasts and terrible magicks.' The other novel was George S. Hellman's Peacock's Feather (published in California in 1931). Its unlikely plot made it the perfect vehicle for the 1946 Hollywood spectacular, Night in Paradise.The perennial image of <mask> as an ugly slave is kept up in the movie, with a heavily disguised Turhan Bey cast in the role. In a plot containing 'some of the most nonsensical screen doings of the year', he becomes entangled  with the intended bride of King Croesus, a Persian princess played by Merle Oberon, and makes such a hash of it that he has to be rescued by the gods. The 1953 teleplay <mask> and Rhodope takes up another theme of his fictional history. Written by Helene Hanff, it was broadcast on Hallmark Hall of Fame with Lamont Johnson playing <mask>. The three-act A raposa e as uvas ("The Fox and the Grapes" 1953), marked <mask>'s entry into Brazilian theatre. The three-act play was by Guilherme Figueiredo and has been performed in many countries, including a videotaped production in China in 2000 under the title  or . The play is described as an allegory about freedom with <mask> as the main character.Occasions on which <mask> was played as black include Richard Durham's Destination Freedom radio show broadcast (1949), where the drama "The Death of Aesop" portrayed him as an Ethiopian. In 1971, Bill Cosby starred as <mask> in the TV production <mask>'s Fables - The Tortoise and the Hare. He was also played by Mhlekahi Mosiea in the 2010 South Africa adaptation of British playwright Peter Terson's musical Aesop's Fables. See also

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Adrado, Francisco Rodriguez, 1999–2003. History of the Graeco-Latin Fable (three volumes). Leiden/Boston: Brill Academic Publishers. Anthony, Mayvis, 2006.The Legendary Life and Fables of <mask>. Cancik, Hubert, et al., 2002. Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World. Leiden/Boston: Brill Academic Publishers. Cohen, Beth (editor), 2000. Not the Classical Ideal: Athens and the Construction of the Other in Greek Art. Leiden/Boston: Brill Academic Publishers.Includes "Aesop, Between Man and Beast: Ancient Portraits and Illustrations" by François Lissarrague. Dougherty, Carol and Leslie Kurke (editors), 2003. The Cultures Within Ancient Greek Culture: Contact, Conflict, Collaboration. Cambridge University Press. Includes "Aesop and the Contestation of Delphic Authority" by Leslie Kurke. Driberg, J. H., 1932. "Aesop", The Spectator, vol.148 #5425, June 18, 1932, pp. 857–8. Hansen, William (editor), 1998. Anthology of Ancient Greek Popular Literature. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Includes The Aesop Romance (The Book of Xanthus the Philosopher and Aesop His Slave or The Career of Aesop), translated by Lloyd W. Daly. Hägg, Tomas, 2004.Parthenope: Selected Studies in Ancient Greek Fiction (1969–2004). Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press. Includes Hägg's "A Professor and his Slave: Conventions and Values in The Life of Aesop", first published in 1997. Hansen, William, 2004. Review of Vita Aesopi:  Ueberlieferung, Sprach und Edition einer fruehbyzantinischen Fassung des Aesopromans by Grammatiki A. Karla. Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2004.09.39. Holzberg, Niklas, 2002. The Ancient Fable: An Introduction, translated by Christine Jackson-Holzberg.Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University press. Keller, John E., and Keating, L. Clark, 1993. <mask>'s Fables, with a Life of Aesop. Lexington: University of Kentucky Press. English translation of the first Spanish edition of Aesop from 1489, La vida del Ysopet con sus fabulas historiadas including original woodcut illustrations; the Life of Aesop is a version from Planudes. Kurke, Leslie, 2010. Aesopic Conversations: Popular Tradition, Cultural Dialogue, and the Invention of Greek Prose.Princeton University Press. Leake, William Martin, 1856. Numismata Hellenica: A Catalogue of Greek Coins. London: John Murray. Loveridge, Mark, 1998. A History of Augustan Fable. Cambridge University Press.Lobban, Richard A., Jr., 2002. "Was <mask> a Nubian Kummaji (Folkteller)? ", Northeast African Studies, 9:1 (2002), pp. 11–31. Lobban, Richard A., Jr., 2004. Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press.Panofka, Theodor, 1849. Antikenkranz zum fünften Berliner Winckelmannsfest: Delphi und Melaine. Berlin: J. Guttentag. Papademetriou, J. Th., 1997. <mask> as an Archetypal Hero. Studies and Research 39.Athens: Hellenic Society for Humanistic Studies. Penella, Robert J., 2007. Man and the Word: The Orations of Himerius." Berkeley: University of California Press. Perry, Ben Edwin (translator), 1965. Babrius and Phaedrus. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.Philipott, Tho. (translator), 1687. <mask>'s Fables with His Life: in English, French and Latin. London: printed for H. Hills jun. for Francis Barlow. Includes Philipott's English translation of Planudes' Life of Aesop with illustrations by Francis Barlow. Reardon, B. P. (editor), 1989.Collected Ancient Greek Novels. Berkeley: University of California Press. Includes An Ethiopian Story by Heliodorus, translated by J.R. Morgan, and A True Story by Lucian, translated by B.P. Reardon. Snowden, Jr., Frank M., 1970. Blacks in Antiquity: Ethiopians in the Greco-Roman Experience. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.Temple, Robert and Olivia (translators), 1998. Aesop: The Complete Fables. New York: Penguin Books. van Dijk, Gert-Jan, 1997. Ainoi, Logoi, Mythoi: Fables in Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic Greek. Leiden/Boston: Brill Academic Publishers. West, M. L., 1984."The Ascription of Fables to <mask> in Archaic and Classical Greece", La Fable (Vandœuvres–Genève: Fondation Hardt, Entretiens XXX), pp. 105–36. Wilson, Nigel, 2006. Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece. New York: Routledge. Zanker, Paul, 1995. The Mask of Socrates: The Image of the Intellectual in Antiquity.Berkeley: University of California Press. Further reading
Anonymous, 1780. The History and Amours of Rhodope. London: Printed for E.M Diemer. Caxton, William, 1484. The history and fables of Aesop, Westminster. Modern reprint edited by Robert T. Lenaghan (Harvard University Press: Cambridge, 1967).Includes Caxton's Epilogue to the Fables, dated March 26, 1484. Compton, Todd, 1990. "The Trial of the Satirist: Poetic Vitae (<mask>, Archilochus, Homer) as Background for Plato's Apology", The American Journal of Philology, Vol. 111, No. 3 (Autumn 1990), pp. 330–347. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press.Daly, Lloyd W., 1961. Aesop without Morals: The Famous Fables, and a Life of Aesop, Newly Translated and Edited. New York and London: Thomas Yoseloff. Includes Daly's translation of The Aesop Romance. Gibbs, Laura. "Life of Aesop: The Wise Fool and the Philosopher", Journey to the Sea (online journal), issue 9, March 1, 2009. Sluiter, Ineke and Rosen, Ralph M. (editors), 2008.Kakos: Badness and Anti-value in Classical Antiquity. Mnemosyne: Supplements. History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity; 307. Leiden/Boston: Brill Academic Publishers. Includes "Ugliness and Value in the Life of Aesop" by Jeremy B. Lefkowitz. External links

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<mask> (born August 2, 1979) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher from 2003 to 2014 most prominently as a member of the Houston Astros. He also played for the San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Seattle Mariners. He is currently the bullpen catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). Playing career

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On January 16, 1997, <mask> signed as an international free agent with the Chicago White Sox. After playing 2 years in Venezuela, he played 1999 with Advanced Rookie Bristol, where in 48 games, he hit .277 with 15 RBI and 11 SB. He spent most of 2000 with Single-A Burlington, but also played in 15 games for the Arizona League White Sox.In 90 games total, he hit .266 with 32 RBI and 11 SB. He split 2001 with Single-A Kannapolis and the A-Advanced Winston-Salem Warthogs, but also played in 5 games for Double-A Birmingham. In 108 games, he hit .254 with 1 HR, 34 RBI and 16 SB. After the year, he was rated the 25th best prospect in the White Sox organization by Baseball America. On July 12, 2002, <mask> was traded with Alex Fernandez to the San Diego Padres for D'Angelo Jiménez. Before the trade, he played mostly with Winston-Salem, but also played in 4 games with Birmingham, and 15 games with Triple-A Charlotte. After the trade, he played with Double-A Mobile.In 108 games, he hit .225 with 1 home run and 34 RBI. <mask> played 2003 with Mobile, where he hit .298 with 3 HR and 52 RBI before being called up in September. San Diego Padres
<mask> appeared in 12 games for the Padres in 2003, where he went 5-23 with 2 RBI. His first career hit came as a pinch-hitter in his debut, a single off of Dennys Reyes of the Arizona Diamondbacks. <mask> spent most of the 2004 with Triple-A Portland, but spent 3 stints with the Padres, including being the starting catcher for most of July. He hit his first career home run off of Scott Service. In 23 games with the Padres, he hit .250 with two home runs and 10 RBI.Houston Astros

On March 28, 2005, <mask> was traded to the Houston Astros for pitcher Tim Redding. <mask> began the year with Triple-A Round Rock. On June 1, <mask> was recalled when Raúl Chávez was designated for assignment. He started 5 games before being placed on the disabled list. After a rehab assignment with Double-A Corpus Christi, he was activated from the disabled list on July 16. On August 31, he was optioned to Round Rock, but was recalled when the rosters expanded. In 18 games with the Astros, he hit .185 with 1 HR and 8 RBI.<mask> spent most of 2006 with Round Rock, but on August 28, he was recalled, replacing J. R. House. In 11 games with the Astros, he went 7-21 with 2 RBI. <mask> made the Opening Day roster with the Astros in 2007, but was outrighted to Round Rock on June 10. He returned to the Astros as a September call-up. In 29 games with the Astros, he hit .226 with 1 RBI. <mask> made the Opening Day roster in 2008 with the Astros, but did not appear in a game before being outrighted to Round Rock. On April 14, he was called up to the Astros, but was outrighted again on April 23.On June 5, he was called up again, replacing J. R. Towles. On July 2, he was placed on the disabled list with a concussion, and was activated on June 22 after a rehab assignment in Corpus Christi. He was the starting catcher for most of August and September, replacing Brad Ausmus. <mask> was considered the incumbent starting catcher for the 2009 season due to his experience over J.R. Towles and Lou Palmisano but was used as a backup catcher after the team came to terms with Iván Rodríguez on March 16, 2009. He began 2009 with the Astros, but on April 25, he was placed on the disabled list. After a rehab assignment with Round Rock, he was activated from the disabled list on May 12. <mask> spent the rest of the season with the Astros.In 60 games with the Astros, he hit .236 with 4 HR and 14 RBI. In the 2010 season, <mask> was moved into the starting role behind the plate and was backed up by Kevin Cash. He began splitting time with Jason Castro during the season. In 88 games, he hit .234 with 4 HR and 20 RBI. On May 28, 2011, <mask> was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a high right ankle sprain. Robinson Cancel was called up to take his spot followed by Carlos Corporan just a few days later. In 79 games with the Astros, he hit .240 with two home runs and 25 RBI.Kansas City Royals
On March 20, 2012, <mask> was traded to the Kansas City Royals along with Jason Bourgeois for minor leaguer Kevin Chapman and a player to be named later. On June 27, <mask> signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins on July 14, 2012, and was assigned to the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs. He was released on July 20, 2012. Milwaukee Brewers
On July 28, 2012, <mask> signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. He was assigned to Triple-A Nashville.Philadelphia Phillies
In the wake of Carlos Ruiz's 25-game suspension, the Phillies inked <mask> to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training in . He was designated for assignment on April 28, 2013. He was called up to the Phillies when Carlos Ruiz was placed on the disabled list, and became the starting catcher for nine days when Erik Kratz was placed on the disabled list. However, with both catchers having returned from their injuries, <mask> was designated for assignment on June 24. After clearing waivers, <mask> elected free agency. Seattle Mariners

On July 26, 2013, <mask> was signed by the Seattle Mariners. <mask> signed a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners on January 6, 2014.After spending the Triple-A season with the Mariners' affiliate the Tacoma Rainiers, <mask> was added to the active roster on 1 September 2014, when the rosters expanded. Boston Red Sox
On January 21, 2015, <mask> signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox. He elected free agency on November 6. Toronto Blue Jays
On November 20, 2015, <mask> signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. He was released on April 18, 2016. Detroit Tigers
On April 19, 2016, <mask> signed a minor league deal with the Detroit Tigers and was assigned to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens. He was released on May 24, 2016.Coaching career

Arizona Diamondbacks
In June 2016, <mask> became the second bullpen catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. See also

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<mask> (; 17 August 1941 – 16 August 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actor, film and theatre director, screenwriter, founder of the Community of Taganka Actors theatre. His movie Wounded Game was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. He was named People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1985. <mask> was also active in politics. He served as the last Minister of Culture of the USSR (1989–1991) and as the Russian State Duma deputy between 1995 and 2003. From 2005 on he acted as the Moscow City Duma deputy. Early life
<mask> was born in the Odessa Catacombs during the Defence of Odessa, the youngest of five children.His mother was Russian and his father – a native Ukrainian; both of them died in 1942 during the Great Patriotic War. His father joined the Soviet Air Forces before <mask> was born and was killed in action near Voroshilovgrad. His mother, a chief designer at one of the local plants, was interrogated during the Nazi-Romanian occupation of Odessa and killed after she refused to collaborate; her body was returned to <mask>'s grandfather "with traces of hanging". All of <mask>'s siblings were adopted, while he was left with his grandparents who sent him to the Odessa orphanage after the war. Then he joined a special boarding school with a focus on English language. Upon graduation he was supposed to enter the Military Institute of Foreign Languages, but it was closed in 1955 following Nikita Khrushchev's war reform. After that, in 1958 he joined the Odessa Young Spectator's Theatre to work as a stagehand and an extra.Career
Around 1960 <mask> arrived in Moscow and passed the entering exams for the acting department of VGIK, the course led by Sergei Gerasimov and Tamara Makarova which he finished in 1964. During the studies he met his future wife, actress Zhanna Bolotova. As a student he performed in one of the leading roles in the cult Soviet movie I Am Twenty (originally titled Ilyich's Gate) directed by Marlen Khutsiev. It had a long, troubled production history. Finished in 1962, it was screened at the Moscow Kremlin and greatly angered Nikita Khrushchev who compared it to an ideological diversion and criticized it for "ideas and norms of public and private life that are entirely unacceptable and alien to Soviet people". The final cut was released only in 1965, when <mask> had already graduated. He played Adolf Hitler in his diploma play based on Bertolt Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.As Gubenko later recalled, he invested all his hate towards the man responsible for the deaths of his parents into the role. His performance turned so powerful that Yuri Lyubimov who visited the play immediately made him an offer to join the Taganka Theatre, even though <mask> had studied to be a film actor. He served there from 1964 until the end of the 1960s when he decided to dedicate himself to cinema and entered director's courses at VGIK, also led by Gerasimov and Makarova, which he finished in 1970. Between 1971 and 1988 <mask> directed six movies. The first, A Soldier Returns from the Front, was awarded the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR. His 1976 Wounded Game (or Podranki) was based on his own original screenplay. The story covered the lives of orphans in the post-war Odessa.According to <mask>, it was 50/50 autobiographical and included many personal details. Fifteen leading roles were performed by real orphans — he had watched thousands of children from orphanages and boarding schools all over the country. The film was seen by 20.3 million people and was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. It was also awarded the bronze Hugo prize at the 1977 Chicago International Film Festival. In 1987 <mask> returned to the Taganka Theatre following the death of Anatoly Efros. He headed it, started resurrecting old plays and at the same time used all his influence to help Yuri Lyubimov return to the USSR. As soon as Lyubimov's citizenship was restored, he left the director's chair, but remained in the theatre as an actor.He was also offered the seat of the Minister of Culture of the USSR, becoming the first Soviet arts professional to hold a similar post since Anatoly Lunacharsky in 1917. He served from 1989 to 1991 when the dissolution of the Soviet Union occurred, and so he was the last Soviet Minister of Culture. In 1992 a split happened at Taganka following Lyubimov's contract being sent to the Moscow mayor Gavrill Popov for signature, where he basically suggested that the theatre should be privatized by attracting "foreign colleagues", and move to the contract system. This would have allowed him to hire or fire actors at any time, while all the inner conflicts would be resolved at the International Court. Lyubimov himself spent most of his time abroad and refused to talk with the actors. At one point he attended a meeting and got into an argument with <mask> who took the side of the protesters and was fired. Yet he continued acting in the play Vladimir Vysotsky based around Vladimir Vysotsky's songs.Lyubimov then sought the help of OMON to ban him from entering and canceled the play. After that <mask> left along with 35 other actors and founded his own non-state theatre – the Community of Taganka Actors which he managed until his death, taking part as an actor, stage director and playwright. In 2008 it received state status. Selected filmography

References

Literature
<mask> (2014). Theatre of the Absurd. Plays on the Political Scene. — Moscow: Algorythm, 256 pages
Evgeny Gromov (2012).<mask>. Director and Actor. — Moscow: Algorythm, 288 pages

External links

Two Soviet Cultural Paths Cross in Washington article at The New York Times, 6 December 1990
Monologue in 4 Parts. <mask> documentary by Russia-K, 2018 (in Russian)
<mask>. I accept the fight documentary by TV Centre, 2011 (in Russian)

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<mask> (born <mask>; 9 June 1973) is an English broadcaster, writer, and former television presenter and stand-up comedian who hosts the phone-in talk show The Late Night Alternative on "pay to view" Patreon. <mask>'s career began in the 1990s as a stand-up comedian before he gained nationwide fame as co-host of The 11 O'Clock Show from 1998 to 2000 and the breakfast show RI:SE in 2003. He then embarked on a full-time radio career in 2005, hosting mainly talk-based shows on LBC 97.3, Absolute Radio, BBC Three Counties Radio, BBC Radio WM, and talkRADIO, which earned him numerous radio awards. In July 2020, after his contract at talkRADIO was not renewed, <mask> launched his Twitch show. Early life
<mask> was born on 9 June 1973 in Slough, then a part of Buckinghamshire. He has Scottish roots. <mask>'s father worked at the props department at the BBC and his mother was a secretary until she developed multiple sclerosis which put her into an early retirement.The couple divorced when <mask> was a youngster. <mask> was raised on a council estate and recalled being bullied by fellow pupils because they considered him posh. By the late 1990s, <mask> had dropped the "Rougvie" from his name. He officially changed his name to <mask> by deed poll in 2008, due to his troubled relationship with his father. <mask> is the nephew of Scottish former footballer Doug Rougvie. He attended Herschel Grammar School in Slough and studied performing arts at Middlesex University. Career

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<mask> began a stand-up comedy career in the 1990s, developing his act initially in the London area before performing nationwide.He does not look back on his time as a stand-up fondly, partly due to the fact that he started abusing drugs and alcohol during this time. However, he did meet Mackenzie Crook, also a stand-up comic at the time, who became a longtime friend. Radio
<mask> began his radio career in December 1997, presenting a four-hour show on Horizon 103.3, an independent station in Milton Keynes, on Christmas Day. At that point, he was 24 years old with only fifteen minutes experience in a studio and did not take any compliance or Ofcom regulation exam prior. <mask> went on to feature on the station's morning program The Morning Crew hosted by Trevor Marshall and Helen Legh, as <mask> in Black Thunder and <mask>. From 1999 to 2001, <mask> hosted a show on Xfm London. <mask> embarked on a full-time radio career in January 2005, starting with a stint on talk station LBC 97.3.He joined the station hosting weekend evenings before moving to afternoon drive, which he named The 3 Hour 4 'Till 7 <mask> Afternoon Wireless Show and later The 3-and-a-Half Hour 3 'Till 6.30 <mask> Afternoon Wireless Show. <mask> was known for hosting a segment named Triple M (also known as Mental Mayhem or Mick's Mental Mayhem), where calls went straight to air without being pre-screened, which Nick Abbot, Tommy Boyd, and Clive Bull had also done. The segment received its own dedicated slot on Sunday nights in 2007. At the time, management favoured the unique format as they hoped that it would introduce exclusive listeners to the radio station. <mask> then hosted the 7–10pm weekday slot which was named <mask>'s Good Evening. In 2007, Global Radio purchased LBC which led to a change in management, who introduced a talk format of topical and news-driven conversation. <mask>'s presenting style fell out of favour and he left the station without prior announcement in November 2007.In January 2008, <mask> began to host The Sunday Night Show on Absolute Radio from 10pm to 1am that featured music and talk. In April 2009, <mask> wrestled a listener which was broadcast the following month. From 12 October 2009, <mask> took over the Monday to Thursday evening slot. In October 2011, the station announced that <mask>'s contract would be terminated with immediate effect by mutual agreement. His departure occurred during a court case in which a listener was accused of harassing <mask>, his wife, and the show's producer. From 2012 to 2015, <mask> presented the weekday breakfast show on BBC Three Counties Radio, a local service that served Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Buckinghamshire. He later said that he accepted the job as he was unable to find work elsewhere, and felt "crushed" and a little humiliated about taking it at first.From December 2013, <mask> also presented a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio WM, the BBC's West Midlands service, which was followed by a Friday afternoon slot on the station from September 2014. He left the station in the following August, citing that management considered <mask> hosting both slots as "odd" and wanted him to just present on Saturdays, which he rejected. In May 2014, <mask>'s Three Counties show won a Radio Academy Award for Breakfast Show of the Year (Under 10 Million). On 12 August 2014, <mask> was accused of saying a racist comment to a Three Counties producer following an on-air argument, in which <mask> stated: "Go on, go and do the black and Asian show. Bye bye." The argument was described as banter and the BBC apologised for the comments. In November 2015, <mask> was fired from Three Counties.His departure followed complaints received about his interview with a lawyer from Christian Concern earlier in the month, in which <mask> accused her of being "bigoted" and "homophobic" after she defended a minister quoting verses from the Bible condemning homosexuality as sinful. In February 2016, <mask> announced that he had joined the first line-up of presenters for the launch of a new talk radio station, talkRADIO. The station began to air on 21 March 2016, with <mask> hosting The Late Night Alternative from 10pm to 1 am on weekdays. In 2017, he won a Gold Award at the Audio and Radio Industry Awards in the Best Speech Presenter – Non-Breakfast category. He won a second in 2020, this time for Moment of the Year for directing emergency services to a caller who had taken an overdose. Despite the success, <mask> announced on 2 June 2020 that his contract was not renewed. On 10 July 2020, <mask> announced that he had been signed by Twitch to continue hosting The Late Night Alternative on its streaming platform.The first launched on 20 July and is recorded from <mask>'s home in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The show allows video calls from viewers worldwide. Television
From 1998 to 2000, <mask> was a correspondent and co-host of the satirical comedy show The 11 O'Clock Show on Channel 4. The show became a start-up for comedians Sacha Baron Cohen and Ricky Gervais. In one incident, <mask> received death threats and had a stalker after he joked about Danniella Westbrook and her drug use. The police advised him to move out of his flat; he lived with Mackenzie Crook and in a hotel before the matter was resolved. In January 2000, <mask> and Donovan were criticised by Ofcom for making "death jokes" on the recently murdered Jill Dando.After four series, <mask> walked out five days before filming of the fifth was due to start. He later said that it was an unfair move, but felt the quality of the show's humour had declined and Channel 4 had cut its budget. <mask> said he would have earned £90,000 if he had stayed. In 2002, <mask> accepted to co-host a relaunch of the Channel 4 live breakfast show RI:SE with reality television star Kate Lawler, from January 2003. The show failed to make an impact in viewing figures, however, and it ended in December 2003. By this time, <mask> described himself as a "full blown cocaine addict" and would often smoke cannabis before filming RI:SE and take cocaine afterwards. <mask> described the year 2004 as "absolutely terrible" in regard to his career and started to binge drink to cope with the stress, and spending around £2,000 on cocaine each week.<mask> went on to present the video game show Thumb Bandits on Channel 4. Later he made regular appearances on Sky News and This Morning, and hosted the Big Brother companion series Bit on the Psych for Channel 5. In November 2017, <mask> took part in the seventeenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. <mask> entered the show on Day 5. During the show, <mask> was elected Prime Minister of 10 Downing Creek. <mask> made it to the final and finished in third place. He spoke openly about mental health whilst participating in the show.From the start of 2018, <mask> was on the breakfast TV show Good Morning Britain, filling in for Richard Arnold who was taking a 3-week break. Other work
<mask> formerly wrote a gaming column for MSN.co.uk, as well as recording monthly podcasts. He has also appeared on XLeague.tv discussing video games. <mask> has appeared on BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends, and presented the official Big Brother radio show with co-host Gemma Cairney, entitled Big Brother's Big Ears. <mask> has also been heard as a continuity announcer on the TV channel Dave. In August 2007, <mask> launched a podcast entitled <mask> Presents... Shindiggery. It ended in November 2008.In 2009, <mask> took part in an experimental comedy performance by artists <mask> and Jane Pollard in Sheffield called Performer. Audience. Fuck Off, a spin-off to the Performer/Audience/Mirror originally conceived in 1975 by American artist Dan Graham, whereby the performer does their act behind a mirror reflecting the audience. In February 2012, <mask> launched The <mask> Pocket Radio Show, a podcast similar in style to his radio shows but utilised various social media platforms for content. Most of it featured conversations with listeners via phone calls or Skype chats. Listeners were also invited to interact with the show by sending AudioBoos to be included in the recording. The podcast also included <mask> interviewing guests and celebrity news with Elisa Roche.In 2015, <mask> and Glenn Gretlund had formed 7a Records, an independent record label specialising in obscure recordings by The Monkees and the group's members. <mask> also had a cameo role in a music video for their self-titled single, released in 2012. In 2020, <mask> sold his share of the company. In December 2020 he announced that he has started another record label called Boom Tunes focusing on reissues of 90s dance bands in concert including The Shamen. <mask> announced he is working with Mr C from the band on the first release due Feb 2021. Personal life
In March 2018, <mask> announced that he and his wife, broadcaster Helena Wilkinson, were getting divorced. The couple have two sons.At the time of the announcement, <mask> confessed he had relapsed in drug use after being sober for 13 years, in a three-month period following his stint on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, to which he credited Katherine Boyle in taking him to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. In September 2020, <mask> said he had broken a two-and-a-half year period of sobriety when he relapsed on cocaine. In July 2019, <mask> came out as bisexual on his radio show, something that he had felt embarrassed about and tried to handle it with drugs and being unfaithful. He credited sessions with a therapist to deal with his depression, which began when he started having sex with older men at fourteen. He realised that "Now I can see that it was abuse." In September 2020, <mask> started a college course to become a counsellor. Credits

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 Beyond Borders (directed by Martin Campbell)
 Radio Mania (directed by <mask> and Jane Pollard)

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 <mask> on Twitch

 The Lost Initiative podcast
 <mask> discusses 7a Records with Comedian Tim Powers

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<mask> (née <mask>) (1907 – 2001) was a South African botanist who worked at the Botanical Research Institute in Pretoria. She catalogued more than 4,000 plant specimens from the Kalahari and Soutpansberg regions. She made major contributions to the journals Flowering Plants of Africa and Bothalia. Early life and career
<mask> was born on 30 July 1907 in Pretoria and attended Oost Eind Skool (East End School). She obtained her BSc in 1928 and MSc in 1931 from the Transvaal University College, Pretoria, under C.E.B Bremekamp. She was appointed botanist in the Transvaal Museum from 1929 to 1938. She married Anton Mauve in 1938 and did not return to her professional career until 1957 when she joined the National Herbarium.She had, in effect, returned to her original job as the botanical collections of the Transvaal Museum had been transferred to the National Herbarium in 1953. Her area of responsibility at the National Herbarium was petaloid monocots and she retained this position until she reached retirement age in July 1972. In October 1972, after a brief vacation, she returned to the National Herbarium in a temporary capacity and, twelve years later, in 1984 she was promoted to Temporary senior agricultural researcher. In August 1985 she finally retired and moved to Pinelands, Cape Town. She died on 10 October 2001 in Cape Town. Areas of study
At the Transvaal Museum she worked mostly on Acanthaceae and in particular Barleria, Blepharis and Petalidium. She catalogued a large collection of plants from the Vernay-Lang expedition to the Kalahari, creating one of the first records of the flora of this region.She was also part of an expedition, with Schweickerdt and Verdoorn, to the Soutpansberg Salt Pan and wrote an account of the specimens of flora collected. In 1957 she started working on petaloid monocots, describing individual new species and she provided texts for images published in the journal Flowering Plants of Africa. Volume 42 of this journal was dedicated to her. She also completed revisions of Anthericum, Dipcadi and Lagarosiphon. She collected more than 4,000 specimens on various field trips in South Africa and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in the company of V.F.M. FitzSimons. Awards and honours

She was awarded the South African Association of Botanists (SAAB) senior medal for botany with the citation that she had made more contributions to that project than any other single botanist.She was a member of the South African Biological Society and edited the journal of the South African Biological Society. She was a founding member of the South African Association of Botanists, a member of Association pour l'Étude Taxonomique de la Flore d'Afrique Tropicale (AETFAT) and a member of S2A3 (the South African Association for the Advancement of Science). Eponyms
Obermeyer is commemorated in the following plant names:
 Asparagus obermeyerae
 Barleria ameliae
 Blepharis obermeyerae
 Hemizygia obermeyerae
 Lachenalia ameliae

Selected publications
Some of the more than 4,000 specimens of flora catalogued by Obermeyer are covered in the following list of publications:
 Bremekamp, C.E.B. & Obermeyer, A.A. 1935 Serum Kalahariense, a list of plants collected. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 16: 399-442
 Ellis, R.P., Manders, R. & <mask>, A.A. 1979. Anatomical observations on the peduncle of Xyris capensis (Xyridaceae). Bothalia 12: 637-639.Lewis, G.J., <mask>, A.A. & Barnard, T.T. 1972. Gladiolus: a revision of the South African species. Journal of South African Botany, Suppl. vol. 10: 1-316. Lewis, J.<mask>, A.A. 1985. Xyridaceae. Flora of southern Africa 4,2: 1-8. Mauve A.A. 1966a. Flowering aquatic plants in South Africa. Fauna & Flora 17: 19-23. Mauve A.A. 1967.Water-lilies in South Africa. Fauna & Flora 18: 31-35. <mask>, A.A. 1959. Petalidium bracteatum. The Flowering Plants of Africa 33: t. 1317
 <mask>, A.A. 1933a. Notes on the distribution of Copaifera mopane Kirk. South African Journal of Science 30: 266-269.<mask>, A.A. 1960. Choananthus cyrtanthiflorus. The Flowering Plants of Africa 34: t. 1340. <mask>, A.A. 1961a. Notes and new records of South African plants: Barleria argillicola Oberm. Bothalia 7: 444, 445. <mask>, A.A. 1962a.A revision of the South African species of Anthericum, Chlorophytum and Trachyandra. Bothalia 7: 669-767. <mask>, A.A. 1963a. A new Haemanthus and a new Tritonia from southern Africa. Kirkia 3: 22-24. <mask>, A.A. 1964a. Aponogeton.Journal of the Limnological Society of South Africa 1: 12. 13. <mask>, A.A.1965a. Potamogeton. Journal of the Limnological Society of South Africa 2: 27-35. <mask>, A.A. 1967a. Two new species of Bulbine (Liliaceae).Bothalia 9: 342-344. <mask>, A.A. 1968a. Dietes vegeta. The Flowering Plants of Africa 39: t. 1524. <mask>, A.A. 1970a. Droseraceae. Rondulaceae.Podostemaceae. Flydrostachyaceae. Flora of southern Africa 13: 187-213. <mask>, A.A. 1971a. Two new Ornithogalum species from South-West Africa. Bothalia 10: 355-358. <mask>, A.A. 1972a.Clivia gardenii. The Flowering Plants of Africa 42: t. 1641. <mask>, A.A. 1973a. A note on Laurembergia repens (Flalorrhagidaceae). Bothalia 11: 116. 117. <mask>, A.A. 1974a.New taxa in the Tumeraceae. Bothalia 11: 288-290. <mask>, A.A. 1976a. Elatinaceae. Frankeniaceae. Tamaricaceae. Flora of southern Africa 22: 23-39.<mask>, A.A. 1977a. Babiana pygmaea. The Flowering Plants of Africa 44: t. 1731
 <mask>, A.A. 1978a. Ornithogalum: a revision of the southern African species. Bothalia 12: 323-376. <mask>, A.A. 1980a. The genus Sypharissa (Liliaceae).Bothalia 13: 111-114. <mask>, A.A. 1981a. A new species of Strumaria (Amarvllidaceae). Bothalia 13' 435. <mask>, A.A. 1982a. A new species of Gladiolus (Iridaceae). Bothalia 14: 78.<mask>, A.A. 1984. Revision of the genus Myrsiphyllum Willd. (Liliaceae). Bothalia 15: 77-88. <mask>, A.A. 1985a. The genus Protasparagus (Asparagaceae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 15: 548, 549.<mask>, A.A. 1992a. Sansevieria. Flora of southern Africa 5,3: 5-9. <mask>, A.A. & Bogner, J. 1979. Gonatopus rhizomatosus. The Flowering Plants of Africa 45: t. 1782.<mask>, A.A. & Du Toit, P.C.V. 1976. Ochnaeeae. Flora of southern Africa 22: 1-13. <mask>, A.A. & Faden, R.B. 1985. Commelinaceae.Flora of southern Africa 4,2: 23-60. <mask>, A.A. & Immelman, K.L. 1992. Asparagaceae. Flora of southern Africa 5,3: 11-82. <mask>, A.A. & Nicholas, A. 1984.Drosera hurkeana. The Flowering Plants of Africa 48: t. 1886. <mask>, A.A., Schweickerdt, H.G. & Verdoorn, I.C. 1937. An enumeration of plants collected in the northern Transvaal. Bothalia 3: 223-258.<mask>, A.A. & Strey, R.G. 1969. A new species of Raphia from northern Zululand and Mozambique (Arecaceae). Bothalia 10: 29-37. See also

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External links

S2A3 website
Bothalia official website

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2001 deaths
South African botanists
South African women scientists
20th-century women scientists
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<mask> (; born 25 September 1961) is an Irish former professional footballer player who played as a midfielder and sometimes as a defender. He played an integral role in the dominant Liverpool side that won a wealth of titles in the 1980s. He was at the club from 1979 until 1994, scoring a number of vital goals. In 100 Players Who Shook The Kop, a poll of 110,000 Liverpool fans conducted by Liverpool's official website, Whelan came in 30th. Whelan finished his career at Southend United, where he was also player-manager. He has also managed in Greece and Cyprus, with Panionios, Olympiakos Nicosia and Apollon Limassol. Whelan was an important member of the Republic of Ireland national football team at one UEFA European Football Championship (1988) and also appeared at two World Cups (1990 and 1994).He played a total of 53 times for the national side between 1981 and 1995. Since retirement he has begun a media career, and is a regular contributor to RTÉ Sport in Ireland. Early life
Whelan was born into a family of footballers from Dublin, Ireland; his father, <mask>, Sr., was an Irish international and a key member of the successful St Patrick's Athletic side of the late 1950s and early 1960s. His brother Paul Whelan played for Bohemian FC and Shamrock Rovers. Whelan was a skilful and industrious midfield player, who, after an unsuccessful trial period for Manchester United (for whom he made one appearance for their 'B' team, scoring in a 7–4 win over Liverpool 'B', on 20 August 1977), made his League of Ireland debut for Home Farm on his 16th birthday at Tolka Park. Whelan scored for a League of Ireland XI against the Basque Country at the San Mamés in August 1979

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Whelan was signed for Liverpool by Bob Paisley for a bargain £35,000 on 19 September 1979, a few days before his 18th birthday and made his debut 18 months later, on 3 April 1981, scoring his first goal in the 27th minute of the 3–0 league win over Stoke City at Anfield. This would be Whelan's one and only appearance of the season for the first team, as Whelan spent much of his first few months at the club in the reserves.The following season Whelan won his place on the left side of the Liverpool midfield, ending the Anfield career of Ray Kennedy and also taking over his No. 5 shirt. It was an excellent season for Whelan, as he settled into first team football and helped Liverpool to another League championship. They also retained the League Cup with victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley, with Whelan scoring twice in the 3–1 win, including the equalizer late in regulation time and the winner in extra-time. In 1983, Liverpool retained these two trophies and Whelan again tallied in the League Cup final, scoring the winner with a curving shot into the Manchester United net in extra-time to secure a 2–1 win. Whelan then played a major role in Liverpool's treble of League title, League Cup and European Cup of 1984, although he was injured for part of this season. Liverpool's trophyless season in 1985, culminating in the disaster at Heysel, was followed by a much more successful season for <mask> and Liverpool, under the new management of Kenny Dalglish.Liverpool clinched another League title and added the FA Cup, with Whelan setting up two of the goals in a 3–1 victory over Merseyside rivals Everton, the first time the two had met in an FA Cup final. It was only the third League and FA Cup "double" of the 20th century. Whelan put in some fine performances in the league as well, most notably a hat-trick in the 5–0 home win over Coventry City on 12 April 1986. Liverpool ended the following season trophyless, losing the League Cup Final to Arsenal and coming second to Everton in the league. The following year, Whelan switched to a central role following the arrival of England winger John Barnes at Anfield, supplementing the new strike partnership of Peter Beardsley and John Aldridge. This season saw Liverpool play an exciting brand of football and they won the league title with just two defeats all season. They also reached the final of the FA Cup, although Whelan missed out on the cup final as Nigel Spackman, who had won his place in the team when Whelan was injured earlier in the season was chosen ahead of him.<mask>'s name and profile was even left out of the official match programme at Wembley for the FA Cup final against Wimbledon, which prohibitive favourites Liverpool lost 1–0 to a team who had just completed only their second season in the First Division and their 11th in the Football League. An injury to club captain Alan Hansen meant that Whelan spent much of the 1988–89 season as captain of Liverpool, a role he relished as the club progressed to another challenge for a "double". Then the Hillsborough disaster happened, and Whelan played a key role in leading the team on and off the pitch in a difficult time. When Hansen recovered, Whelan maintained the captaincy for continuity purposes and it was he who lifted the FA Cup after a 3–2 win over derby rivals Everton. However, he missed the chance to do the same with the League title, with Arsenal taking the championship thanks to a last-minute goal from Michael Thomas on the final day of the season on goal difference. This meant that for the second year running Liverpool narrowly missed out on a unique second double. Liverpool won the League again in 1990 with Whelan playing a central role for much of the season, although he missed the last few games due to the first of several injuries which would severely hamper the rest of his Liverpool career.One of <mask>'s more forgettable moments came that season, when in a match at Old Trafford, an unmarked Whelan chipped a backpass from 30 yards over goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar and into the net. To date, it is considered to be one of the most bizarre and comical own goals in top flight history. However, Liverpool still won the match 2–1. Whelan remained a first team regular the following season, until an injury sustained in February 1991 against Everton ruled him out for the rest of the campaign. For the rest of his Anfield career, Whelan was injured as often as he played. He missed much of the 1991–92 season with injury, although returned to score a crucial equaliser against Portsmouth in the FA Cup semi-final, forcing a replay which Liverpool won on penalties. However, although he had recovered from another minor injury in time for the successful Cup final against Sunderland, he didn't feature, his place going to Jan Mølby.When Whelan was fit, manager Graeme Souness gave him plenty more first team opportunities in the new FA Premier League for the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons, but it was a disappointing period for the club, as they finished sixth in the Premier League in 1993 and eighth in 1994. By this time, Graeme Souness had been replaced as manager by Roy Evans. At the end of the 1993–94 season, Evans decided not to offer Whelan a new contract. In all, Whelan played 493 first team games for Liverpool, scoring 73 goals in combined league and cup matches. He scored 46 league goals in fourteen consecutive seasons, 37 of them in his first seven years when he played a more attacking role. He won six League championship title medals, three FA Cups, a European Cup and three League Cup medals in his time with the club. International career
By the age of 20 Whelan had represented the Republic of Ireland national football team at schoolboy, youth, amateur, U21 and senior level.Whelan first represented his country at schoolboy level. Whelan was a regular for the Republic of Ireland, making his debut on 29 April 1981 when he came off the bench in the 63rd minute of the 3–1 victory over Czechoslovakia at Lansdowne Road. <mask> was part of the Irish side which qualified for the UEFA European Championship of 1988 in West Germany. He was in the team which memorably beat England 1–0, and in the next game scored a spectacular goal in a draw with the USSR. Defeat in the final group game, against eventual champions Netherlands, eliminated Ireland from the competition. In general, Ireland's style under manager Jack Charlton did not involve precision midfield play, which limited Whelan's international impact. He came on as a substitute against Holland in his only appearance in the 1990 World Cup, and played for less than a half against Norway in his sole 1994 World Cup game.In all he played 53 times for his country, scoring three goals. Managerial career
On his departure from Anfield in 1994 after 15 years, Whelan signed for Southend United and became their player-manager a year later, before being sacked at the end of the 1996–97 season following their relegation from Division One. He later worked with clubs in Greece such as Panionios and in Cyprus such as Apollon Limassol and Olympiakos Nicosia. His greatest success as a manager, was with Panionios in 1999, when his team reached for first time the quarter finals of a European competition, the Cup Winners Cup, when they were eliminated by eventual champions S.S. Lazio by 0–4 and 0–3 scores over the two legs. Media career
Whelan now works on the after-dinner circuit and does some punditry. Whelan features regularly on RTÉ Sport's soccer programming, including its Premier League and UEFA Champions League coverage. He is notable for his pronunciation of Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger's name.He contributed to RTÉ Sport's coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was also part of RTÉ Sport's studio coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was signed to be part of RTÉ Sport's coverage of UEFA Euro 2016 and UEFA Euro 2020. players
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<mask>. (b. February 27, 1966 from Marrero, Louisiana United States) was a professional American "Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1982–1985. His nickname was "D.D." and "The Ragin' Cajun". The former the initials of his first and middle names the latter an obvious reference to his Louisianan background the home of the Cajun

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Note: Professional first are on the National level unless otherwise indicated. Included under the title of "National" are American Bicycle Association (ABA) Gold Cup Qualifiers. Started racing: 1977 at 12 years old. Some of his friends persuaded him to go with them and watch them race at a track in a field near his house.Sanctioning body:  ()

Home sanctioning body district(s): American Bicycle Association (ABA) Louisiana District 2 (Lou-2) in 1982

First race result: First place. First win (local): See above. First race bike: Redline. First sponsor:

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Turned professional: January 1984

First professional race result: Second Place in "B" Pro at the National Bicycle League (NBL) War of the Stars (WOS) VII in Pompano Beach, Florida on January 13, 1984. He won US$200. He also came in Second Place in Pro Cruiser, also winning US$200 The 1984 US$200 winnings in each case is the equivalent to US$417 in 2010 funds

First professional win: In "A" Pro at the Gilley's Gold Cup Qualifier in Pasadena, Texas on March 17, 1984. He won his first proper National the next day in "A" Pro at the Gilley's National.Probably in "B" pro at the NBL WOS VII National in Memphis, Tennessee on April 19, 1984

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First Senior Men Pro** race result: Possibly second in "A" Pro at the United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA) Houston National in Houston, Texas on March 2, 1985. First Senior Men Pro win: Possibly in "A" Pro at the USBA Grand National in Dallas, Texas on  October 27, 1985. Retired: Originally in early 1986. The last race his name appears in the national results was at the NBL War of the Stars IX Memphis Classic National in Memphis, Tennessee on March 23, 1986 (Day 2). He came in first in Pro Cruiser. but in early 1988 Gene Roden convinced him to come out of retirement and back into serious competition that year concentrating on Pro Cruiser class. He retired for the second and final time in November 1991 after the ABA Grand National in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on December 1, 1991 in which he came in third place in Pro Cruiser winning US$100.Height & weight at height of his career (1984): Ht:6'2" Wt:195 lbs. Lorene's weight would steadily go up throughout his career. In November 1982 after gaining national prominence and a Redline sponsorship a few weeks before he weighed 163 lbs at 6'1" tall

*In the NBL "B" Pro/Super Class/"A" pro (depending on the era); in the ABA "A" pro. **In the NBL "A" Pro/All Pros/Pro Class/"AA" Pro/"Elite Men"; in the ABA "AA" pro. Career factory and major bike shop sponsors

Note: This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors. At any given time a racer could have numerous ever-changing co-sponsors. Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question.When possible exact dates are used. Amateur
Capitol Schwinn: 1982-September 1982
Redline Engineering: September 1982-December 1984 <mask> started with a support sponsorship on the weekend of the ABA Fall Nationals in Lancaster, California on October 16, 1982 He would turn pro with this sponsor. Professional
Redline Engineering: September 1982-December 1984. His last race for Redline was the NBL Heart of Dixie National in Montgomery, Alabama on December, 1984. Zeronine: Early June 1985-Late June 1985. After being unsponsored for approximately five and a half months, <mask> was picked up by Zeronine. His first race for Zeronine was the 1985 Murray World Cup of BMX IV in Nashville, Tennessee on June 23, 1985.He won Pro Cruiser and US$5,000 beating Ron Anderson who came in second winning US$2,000
Vector: Late June 1985-November 1985  He only stayed with Zeronine for three weeks before going to Vector. His first race for Vector was the NBL National in Denver, Colorado on June 29, 1985, winning in Pro Cruiser and a seventh in "A" Pro. D.D. 's Wheels: December 1985-February 1986. He left Vector and sponsored himself through the Bike shop he had just started D.D's Wheels His first race for his shop was the USBA National in Banton Rouge, Louisiana on January 4, 1986. His Bike shop won team trophy. Zeronine: February 1986-April 1986 After about two months of riding for his own bike shop, he was back on Zeronine.His first race was the NBL War of the Stars VII Montgomery, Alabama on February 22, 1986. He had been having trouble with sponsors ever since leaving Redline. This second tour with Zeronine only lasted approximately three months. Vector: May 1986-June 1986
D.D. 's Wheels: June 1986. He was once again on Vector by the USBA National in San Antonio, Texas on May 17, 1986 That only lasted for a brief time and he raced at least once more with his self sponsorship with "D.D's Bikes". He apparently he went into quiet retirement at this time due to the fact that his name ceases to show up in the results after Summer of 1986.Year and a half hiatus: July 1986-Early 1988
TIP Distributing: February 1988-May 1988. Gene Roden of Tip Distributing brought D.D. out of retirement. <mask> had a very noticeable "beer belly" when he was at the 1987 ABA Grand National strictly as a spectator with Roden, but Roden told people at the event that <mask> would be back. <mask> was living in Marrero, Louisiana working as a welder but it wasn't what he really wanted to do with his life and therefore had accepted Roden's proposal to come out of retirement. Roden put D.D., who was living with Roden at the time (in a spare room of Roden's house  ), on a strict training program. He had weighed around 242 lbs.when Roden talked to him about making his comeback. His debut national was the ABA Winter Nationals in Chandler, Arizona on February 13, 1988. He came in second in Pro Cruiser but didn't make it out of the semis in "AA" Pro. by that time he had reduced to 232 lbs. with a further intent to slim down another 25 lbs. to 207 lbs. Free Agent: May 15, 1988-December 1989 He was picked up by Free Agent right after the NBL War of the Stars (WoS) National  in Houston, Texas on May 15, 1989.The day before, May 14, was his first Senior Pro victory since returning to racing. The ABA Spring National in Roseville, California on May 21, 1988 was his first race with Free Agent. TIP Distributing: January 1989-May 1989
Kastan: May 1989-November 1991 His first race for Kastan was the ABA Lonestar national in Austin, Texas on May 12, 1989 He retired for the final time after the ABA Grand National in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on December 1, 1991. Career bicycle motocross titles

Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles. Only sanctioning bodies active during the racer's career are listed. as Newcomer of the Year for 1983.Named as one of BMX Actions "Terrible Ten" top ten amateurs for 1983
Named as one of BMX Actions "1984's Hottest Rookie Pros." list of top new pros for 1984
<mask> is a National BMX Hall of Fame 2009 Inductee. BMX product lines

Significant injuries
Suffered an Achilles tendon pull during practice at the ABA Grand Nationals on the weekend of November, 1983. It removed him from competition. He also missed the Jag World Championships. He returned after a two-month and a half lay off in January 1984. Injured in early 1984 first race back after a few weeks was the NBL War of the Stars (WOS) VII National in Memphis, Tennessee on April 19, 1984 He would be injured for most of 1984.Injured some ligaments in his left shoulder in August 1988. Racing habits and traits
Starting out as a rather slim 16-year-old amateur he steadily gain weight throughout his career (including during a year and a half retirement) He had weighed around 242 lbs. When Roden talked to him about making his comeback. in late 1987 His debut national out of retirement was the ABA Winter Nationals in Chandler, Arizona on February 13, 1988. He weighed 232 lbs. By the time of the NBL WoS National in Norco, California on June 18, 1988 he weighed 229 lbs. In late 1988 then Free Agent Team Manager Bill Starlin (father of racer and teammate of <mask>, Galen Starlin) put him on probation on pain of not being sent to the 1989 ABA Winternationals in Chandler, Arizona if he didn't lose 30 lbs, by February 1989, the month Winternationals were held.<mask> did attend the ABA Winternationals. At the time he weighed 225 lbs. If he did lose 30 lbs by then that would mean he weighed as much as 255 lbs. at the time of the ultimatum. By the first quarter of 1991 his stated weight was 218 pounds at six feet one inches tall. Miscellaneous

Post BMX career

BMX press magazine interviews and articles
"The Marrero Flash" BMX Action May 1983 Vol.8 No.5 pg.52 Sidebar biography of <mask>. "D.D.'s PL-24 Setup" BMX Action May 1983 Vol.8 No.5 pg.59 Sidebar about <mask>'s Redline Cruiser. "Racing Tips--Who Dat Back Der?" BMX Action December 1983 Vol.8 No.12 pg.87 Sidebar article in which <mask> gives tips on when it is to one's advantage to looking back to see who might be passing you and when it is not. "The Redline Racers:" Super BMX December 1984 Vol.11 No.12 pg.33 mention in the article about the 1984 Redline team George Seevers, Jon Anderson, Eric Garcez, Robert Swick and Trae Brannon . "Just Crusin'" BMX Plus! August 1991 Vol.14 No.8 pg.24 Duel but separate interviews of <mask> and Kenny May about their competing in Pro Cruiser Class in general and against each other

BMX magazine coversNote: Only magazines that were in publication at the time of the racer's career(s) are listed unless specifically noted.Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:

Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:

BMX Plus! :
April 1984 Vol.7 No.4 (1) in left middle inset.In separate insets Pete Loncarevich (73L bottom), freestyler Mike Dominguez (right middle); and Richie Anderson (top). BMX World

ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (the official BMX publication of the ABA under three different names):
ABA Action January 1983 Vol.6 No.1 (26) with Paul Grossrau (5) to his right. USBA Racer: (The official USBA membership publication)
Inside of American BMXer July 1986 Vol.7 No.6 pg.49) on the extreme left hand side coming into fram behind Todd Slavik (10). Notes

External links
 The American Bicycle Association (ABA) Website. The National Bicycle League (NBL) Website. 1966 births
Living people
American male cyclists
BMX riders
People from Marrero, Louisiana

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<mask>. (March 14, 1912 – May 14, 1994) was an American attorney, United States Navy officer, and railroad, transportation and defense administrator for the United States government, working under the administrations of three US presidents. He is remembered for his actions as the commanding officer of the destroyer escort  during World War II, which helped to save 317 lives during the  tragedy. Over 30 years later, Claytor's moderate actions on behalf of the rights of female and gay service personnel as Secretary of the Navy were considered progressive for the time. He is also credited with a distinguished transportation career, including ten years as president of the Southern Railway and 11 years as the head of Amtrak, guiding the passenger railroad through a particularly difficult period in its history. He was named the Virginian of the Year in 1977. Early life and career

<mask> was born in Roanoke, Virginia on March 14, 1912, and grew up in both Virginia and Philadelphia. He was the son of <mask>, a lyric poet, and W<mask> (1886–1971), who was vice-president of Appalachian Power.<mask> graduated from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1933. He then graduated from Harvard Law School summa cum laude in 1936. He then clerked for Learned Hand, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He then moved to Washington, D.C., to become law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Louis Brandeis before joining the prestigious Washington law firm Covington and Burling. Career

World War II — USS Indianapolis tragedy

In 1940, soon after the start of World War II, 28-year-old <mask> attempted to enlist, but was initially rejected by the United States Navy as being too old. He finally joined under a special provision, based upon his previous experience in sports boating. He was assigned to the Pacific Theater.Late in the war, Claytor became commanding officer of the destroyer escort  on patrol in the Pacific Ocean. In August 1945, Claytor sped without orders  to investigate reports of men floating in the water. As Cecil J. Doyle approached the area at night, Claytor turned the ship's searchlights on the water and straight up on low clouds, lighting up the night, despite the risk of exposing his ship to possible attack by Japanese submarines. These actions facilitated the rescue of the survivors of the sunken cruiser . Indianapolis had been on a secret mission and, due to a communications error, had not been reported as overdue (or missing). An estimated 900 men survived the sinking, but spent days floating in life jackets trying to fight off sharks. While only 317 were rescued out of a crew of 1199 who were aboard Indianapolis, Claytor's actions were widely credited by survivors with preventing an even greater loss of life.Legal practice and Southern Railway

After World War II, he resumed practice of law in Washington, D.C. He became an officer of the Southern Railway in 1963, serving as president from 1967 to 1977. Notwithstanding his legal background, Claytor was known as an "operations" man, often riding the company's trains, monitoring and questioning performance. In contrast to his predecessor, D. <mask>, Claytor was an "employee's President," often chatting with the crews of the trains on which he rode, actively soliciting their suggestions on how to make the railroad run better. He carried this attitude with him during his later service as the President of Amtrak. U.S. Government service

Claytor served as the Secretary of the Navy under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1979. He is credited with leading the United States Navy into its first recognition of women's right to serve on ships and of rights of gays to leave the service without criminal records.His positions were considered by activists to be progressive for the time, leading to further progress years later in these controversial issues. In 1979, he was appointed to the position of Deputy Secretary of Defense. General Colin Powell served as his military assistant. In the summer of 1979, he took a brief leave from the Defense Department to serve as Acting Secretary of Transportation in President Carter's Cabinet. His service at the Transportation Department bridged the tenures of Secretary Brock Adams and Secretary Neil Goldschmidt. Amtrak

In 1982, <mask> came out of retirement to lead Amtrak. He was recruited and strongly supported by John H. Riley, an attorney who was also the head of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Reagan Administration from 1983 to 1989.<mask> maintained a good relationship with the U.S. Congress during his 11 years in the position. Within 7 years of being under <mask>'s leadership, Amtrak was generating enough money to cover 72 percent of its $1.7 billion operating budget by 1989, up from 48 percent in 1981. This was achieved mainly through vigorous cost-cutting and aggressive marketing. He is credited with bringing political and operational stability to the nation's passenger train network, keeping the railroad functioning properly despite repeated attempts by the administrations of Ronald Reagan and his successor George H.W. Bush to eliminate its funding. <mask> retired from Amtrak in 1993. Legacy and heritage
Claytor was named the Virginian of the Year in 1977.In 1989, he was named Railroader of the Year by Railway Age magazine. He was the brother of Robert B<mask>, who became president of Norfolk and Western Railway in 1981 and was the first chairman and CEO of Norfolk Southern after it was formed by merger with the Southern Railway System in 1982. Robert B<mask> is best remembered by many railfans for reactivating Norfolk and Western Railway's steam program, which rebuilt steam locomotives Class J 611 and Class A 1218 at the Roanoke Shops at Roanoke, Virginia, and operated excursion trips. <mask> Jr. would occasionally take the throttle as engineer with his brother on the steam excursions. <mask> died on May 14, 1994. At Amtrak's Washington, DC Union Station a passenger concourse was renamed "Claytor Concourse" in his honor. "The Claytor Brothers: Virginians Building America's Railroad" is a semi-permanent exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia.See also
 List of railroad executives

References

 quotes from article by journalist Don Phillips of the Washington Post in a "Tribute to W<mask> <mask> Jr." published May, 1994
 Survivors Groups official website for the U.S.S. Indianapolis

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United States Secretaries of the Navy
United States Deputy Secretaries of Defense
Amtrak presidents
University of Virginia alumni
Harvard Law School alumni
Law clerks of Judge Learned Hand
Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States
Southern Railway (U.S.)
American railroaders
People associated with Covington & Burling

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<mask> (born 1949) is an Indonesian classical violinist and pianist, known primarily through her longtime collaboration with the violinist Jascha Heifetz. She is one of the rare classical music performers who has performed as a soloist accompanied by an orchestra as a Multi-instrumentalist. Early life
A native of Indonesia, of Chinese, Dutch and Javanese ancestry, <mask> was recognized as a child prodigy at the age of 7 on violin and piano. By the age of 11, she had learned everything Mr. Tan, her teacher in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, had to teach her. He recommended that she continue her studies with Mr. Adidharma in Jakarta, 450 miles away. The solution to the inherent logistics problem was for her to study with Mr. Adidharma in the summer, giving her the opportunity to study the piano during the rest of the year. <mask> was offered many scholarships, starting at the age of 7, but was unable to pursue them initially because her parents thought her too young to live on her own, and later because she was unable to obtain an exit visa.A missionary, Sister Brigid Conboy, who was following <mask>'s career was able to arrange for a scholarship at Rosary Hill College near Buffalo, New York, United States. After her first paid concert in May 1969, Governor  Ali Sadikin granted her the exit visa. After achieving success in local competitions, she became the youngest member of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. This was followed by two full scholarship offers: Juilliard School of Music, recommended by violin pedagogue Ivan Galamian and the University of Southern California. With her acceptance into the Jascha Heifetz Master Class at USC began a lasting association with him that lasted until his death in 1987. Education
 Studied on scholarship at Rosary Hill College (now Daemen College), Amherst, New York, 1969-1971
 Jascha Heifetz Master Class (at USC), 1971 - 1973
 Bachelor of Music, Performance, USC, 1974
 Master of Music, Performance, USC, 1976
 Honorary Doctorate Degree of Humane Letters, Daemen College, Buffalo, NY, 2007

Career as a musician
As a teacher of master classes, private lessons, and as a public lecturer and performer, <mask> has spent 30 years focused on continuing the Heifetz legacy, regarding his musical beliefs, principles, musical ethics, teaching of the Art of Musical Collaboration, and teaching of the Art of Writing Musical Transcription. <mask>' noted musical collaboration with other musicians include cellists Nathaniel Rosen and
Jeffrey Solow, accordionist Nick Ariondo, and violinists Sherry Kloss and Roberto Cani.Association with Jascha Heifetz
 Violin student in Heifetz's USC master class, 1971–1973
 Piano accompanist for Heifetz's USC master class and its auditions, 1973-1984
 Heifetz's personal accompanist and collaborator for music transcription, 1984–1987

Recording artist
<mask> Agus Doubles which was created by using a Yamaha Disklavier piano to mechanically record her piano keystrokes for the accompaniment, which was then played back on the special instrument while she recorded the violin solo with it. Performance artist
<mask> has performed as a violin and piano soloist, as a piano accompanist, chamber group member, and orchestra member throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe, including venues such as the House of Composers, St. Petersburg, Russia, and the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. On at least two occasions (2004 and 2008), she was a soloist on both instruments playing with the California Philharmonic Orchestra in the same concert. Her piano playing has been described as that which "other pianists talk about with awe", and having a "swinging sense of rubato equal to the composer's challenge." Her violin playing has been described as "illuminated with brilliance like that found in the rays of the sun," and "reminded us of Yehudi Menuhin." Chamber music affiliations
 Ariondo-Agus Duo
 Pacific Serenade Chamber Music Society
 The Ayke Agus Piano Trio
 The South Bay Chamber Music Society (1991–1997)
 Guest artist with various European professional music groups, including the Ysaye String Quartet and the Jacques Thibaud String Trio

Career as a writer, composer and educator

Author
Agus published Heifetz As I knew Him in 2001, chronicling her 15 years with the violinist, and touching on both of their childhood experiences as well as a significant treatment on the Art of Collaboration as Heifetz taught it.Transcriber
<mask> helped Heifetz transcribe over 50 transcriptions for violin and piano. The last one, An American in Paris, by Gershwin, was left unfinished by Heifetz. <mask> continued their work on this piece and published it after Heifetz's death. Instructor
<mask> gives master classes  and teaches piano, violin and chamber groups in her private studio. Lecturer
Since Heifetz's death in 1987, <mask> has given numerous lectures in Europe, Asia and the US on the subject of The Art of Musical Collaboration, which she learned during her 15-year association with Heifetz. The most notable of these was given on October 27, 2009 at the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory in Russia. She has given lectures at the Royal Academy of Music in London, the La Jolla Summer Music Festival, the Colburn School of Performing Arts, University of Maryland, and University of Iowa City.Discography

Piano

Soloist

 Musical Mementos of Jascha Heifetz
 <mask> <mask> Plays Schubert
 Where Dreams Become Sunlight

Accompanist
 <mask> <mask> Doubles
 The Infinite Trumpet, with trumpetist Malcolm McNab
 Treasured Vignettes for Violin and Piano, with violinist Yukiko Kamei
 Sherry Kloss Plays Forgotten Gems, with violinist Sherry Kloss
 3 Faces of Kim, the Napalm Girl: No. 3. Fearful, with violinist Deon Nielsen Price
 Sun Rays, with violinist Deon Nielsen Price and vocalist Darryl Taylor

Violin

Soloist

 <mask> <mask> Doubles
 Stille Antico

Chamber music
 The Hall of Mirrors, A Quartet of Chamber Works by Mark Carlson (Pacific Serenades)
 Sun Rays (Crossroads Alley Trio)

Notes

References
 <mask> Heifetz: God's Fiddler (2011). <mask>, <mask> (2015). Appointed as music academic advisor for Music LifeStyle Academy, both an award-winning music school and music events solutions company in Singapore. External links

 <mask>'s official website
 Interviews with Dennis Bartel of KUSC during the week prior to the premiere of the film Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler: April (11th  12th 13th 14th 15th), 2011

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Indonesian people of Dutch descent
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21st-century pianists
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<mask> (born February 2, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Yankees over 15 seasons. He was a member of the  World Series champion Twins. Early life
<mask> was born in Long Beach, California. He was highly involved in sports during high school while he attended Homestead High School in Cupertino, California. He played baseball, soccer, football, and basketball. He was CCS Junior of the Year in baseball.After completing his secondary education, he graduated from San Jose City College in 1988 with an AA degree in business. He was a Junior College 1st Team All American at San Jose. He then majored in accounting with a minor in psychology at the University of Arizona. <mask> was inducted into the Arizona Wildcat Hall of Fame after just one year of pitching at Arizona. Erickson set a school record for wins with an 18-3 record, as he led the country in wins (18), innings pitched (175), and complete games (14). Those impressive numbers earned him a unanimous First Team All-American honor. His teammates at Arizona included Trevor Hoffman, Kevin Long, and J. T. Snow.In 1989, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Career

Minor leagues
<mask> began his professional career after being selected in the major league draft four times. He was drafted by the New York Mets in 1986 out of Homestead High School; the Houston Astros in 1987 and Toronto Blue Jays in 1988 out of San Jose City College; and in  he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the amateur draft out of the University of Arizona. He finally signed his first pro contract with Minnesota. After 27 minor league starts, Erickson rose to the major leagues in his second season of professional baseball with the Class AA Orlando Sun Rays. He was on a five-game win streak with a record of 8-3 in the first half as an All Star in the Southern League. Major leagues

Minnesota Twins
Erickson finished 1990 with a combined record of 16-7 between Double-A and the majors; he went 5-0 in September and tied Dave Stewart for American League Pitcher of the Month.In , <mask> posted a record of 12-2 with a 1.39 ERA in the first half season and was awarded the American League Pitcher of the Month for May and June. The Twins would go on to win the World Series, and <mask> finished second to Roger Clemens for the American League Cy Young Award and received votes for the American League Most Valuable Player Award. The following season, Erickson started 32 games, going 13-12 with 5 complete games. He regressed the following year, however, leading the majors with 19 losses. On April 27, 1994, Erickson no-hit the Milwaukee Brewers 6-0 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the first no-hitter ever pitched in that stadium. He became the third Twins pitcher, after Jack Kralick in 1962 and Dean Chance in 1967, to pitch a no-hitter; the former's had been the last no-hitter in a Twins home game, that game having taken place at the Metrodome's predecessor, Metropolitan Stadium. <mask>'s no-hitter was thought to be impossible on The Metrodome's artificial turf and home run reputation.Baltimore Orioles
In  he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles. Before being traded to Baltimore, <mask> was 4-6 with a 5.95 ERA for the Twins. After joining the Orioles, <mask> turned in 9 wins in 16 starts for Baltimore. Between both teams, he finished 13-10 with 7 complete games. In 1996, <mask> won 13 games for the second straight year with 6 complete games and 100 strikeouts for the 6th straight year. In 1997, <mask> turned in his best season since 1992, winning 16 games with a 3.69 ERA in 33 starts. He later signed a five-year, $32 million contract with Baltimore through .In 1998, <mask> once again won 16 games for the Orioles while leading the league in complete games (11) and innings pitched (251.1). In 1999, <mask> went 15-12 with a 4.81 ERA while leading the league in shutouts (3). He also led the majors in ground balls induced with 454. On March 3, 2000, Erickson had bone chips removed from his elbow and was out of action eight weeks. <mask> made 16 starts for the Orioles in 2000. He was hampered by the nagging elbow issue and visited the disabled list twice, the second one being a season ending elbow injury. After over 2000 innings pitched, the elbow injury caused him to miss the entire 2001 season.<mask> returned in 2002, becoming the first pitcher to start Opening Day after missing an entire season. That season, he made 28 starts, pitching 160.2 innings. In 2003, <mask> suffered a torn labrum and missed the entire 2003 season. Later career
In 2004, <mask> signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets. After two starts, he was traded to the Texas Rangers. He was in the starting rotation for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2005. <mask> signed a deal with the New York Yankees on February 16, 2006.He was released by the Yankees on June 19 and retired from baseball at the beginning of the  season. Pitching profile
<mask> was a groundball pitcher. He led the league five times in most double plays in a season and is in the Top 5 in Major League history for groundball to flyout ratio. Post-playing career
<mask> was the pitching coach for the Cleveland Indians Class A Advanced affiliate Carolina Mudcats of the Carolina League in 2012 and Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the New York–Penn League  He was also the President of MLM, majorleaguemechanics.com, a pitching mechanics tutorial with professional instruction. Beginning in 2015, he has been a game analyst for the Pac-12 Network. Personal life
In late 2000, Erickson was featured in People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" edition. <mask> was married to television personality, actress, and investigative reporter Lisa Guerrero until their divorce, with whom he founded HomeTeam Productions.They were executive producers for the 2008 movie A Plumm Summer. On January 27, 2021, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office charged Erickson with reckless driving in connection with a 2020 hit-and-run which killed two children. Prosecutors alleged that Erickson was racing with a woman when she struck and killed the two brothers in a Westlake Village, California crosswalk. See also

 List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders
 List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders
 List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

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Living people
Arizona Wildcats baseball players
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Frederick Keys players
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Columbus Clippers players
San Jose City Jaguars baseball players
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