* Ron Tripp ( c. 1975 ), expert in Sambo and Judo and current general secretary of USA Judo

Ron Tripp ( born April 1953 ) Battle Creek, Michigan, is a World Sambo and Judo champion and the current general secretary of USA Judo.

Foyt returned to Liverpool for the 22nd Australian Grand Prix in 1976 along with fellow Indy 500 winner Johnny Rutherford and fellow Americans Ron " Sleepy " Tripp and Hank Butcher.

Liverpool Speedway continued to run the Australian Speedcar Grand Prix on both the asphalt and dirt until 1988 with such winners as 10 time Australian Sprintcar Champion Garry Rush in 1977, Ron " Sleepy " Tripp of the United States in 1983 and 1984 and after the track had reverted to a clay surface, World of Outlaws legend Steve Kinser would swap his Sprintcar for a Speedcar and win in 1986.

* Ron " Sleepy " Tripp () ( speedcar )

Under Ron Greenwood they managed to qualify for the 1982 World Cup in Spain ( the first time competitively since 1962 ), but were eliminated from a second qualifying round comprising further group matches without losing a game all tournament.

At the time, Ron Springett was the goalkeeper for England, but after the 1962 World Cup in Chile, a new coach was appointed in former England right back Alf Ramsey.

In October, just days after the World Series, the Brewers hired Ron Roenicke, bench coach of the Los Angeles Angels, to be the Brewers ' new manager.

The Lakers, who had added Ron Artest ( now Metta World Peace ) in place of Trevor Ariza in their starting lineup, finished the 2009 – 10 season with the best record in the Western Conference for the third straight time.

His father, Ron Barassi, Sr., was the first Australian footballer killed at Tobruk during World War II.

According to Flags of the World, the Ecology Flag was created by cartoonist Ron Cobb, published on November 7, 1969, in the Los Angeles Free Press, and then placed in the public domain.

It was off this Plexiglas wall that Twins player Kirby Puckett jumped to rob Ron Gant of the Atlanta Braves of an extra-base hit during Game 6 of the 1991 World Series ( a game that Puckett would win with an 11th-inning walk-off homer )-in later years, with the Plexiglas removed, it would have been a potential home run ball.

He signed with World Championship Wrestling in late 1992 and was dubbed Robbie V by Ron Slinker upon his arrival since Bill Watts didn't like the name Rob Van Dam.

Flair lost the NWA World Championship due to his flamboyant ways in Detroit to Ron Garvin on September 25, 1987.

Sting defeated Ric Flair to win his first NWA World Championship at 1990 The Great American Bash, and Ron Simmons upset Vader in 1992 for the WCW title, becoming the first African-American to hold a major world title.

Other famous footballers who are from Flint include Ron Hewitt who starred in Wales ' only FIFA World Cup appearance and his nephew Andy Holden.

The largest Pentecostal Holiness churches in the United States include Cathedral of Praise World Outreach Center in Oklahoma City, pastored by Tony Miller ; Northwood Temple in Fayetteville, North Carolina, pastored by John Hedgepeth ; Evangelistic Temple in Tulsa, Oklahoma, pastored by Norman Wilkie ; Life Christian Center in Oklahoma City, pastored by Dwight Burchett ; Christian Heritage Church in Tallassee, Florida, pastored by Bob Shelley ; Redemption World Outreach Center in Greenville, South Carolina, pastored by Ron Carpenter, Jr .; and World Agape Mission Church in Los Angeles, pastored by John Kim.

He made successful defences against " Sugarboy " Malinga, the American quartet of John Jarvis, Ron Essett, Tony Thornton and former World Champion Lindell Holmes, as well as Juan Carlos Giminez Ferreyra and a draw with fellow Briton Ray Close.

On June 18, 2006 at TNA's Slammiversary PPV event, Cage's NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign came to an end as he was defeated by Jeff Jarrett in a King of the Mountain match, which also involved Abyss, Ron Killings, and Sting.

The team, coached by former Loyola Marymount coach Ron Jacobs, played internationally as the Northern Consolidated Cement and San Miguel Beer, winning the 1984 ABC Club Basketball Championship Cup and participated in the 1985 World Cup for Champion Clubs at Girona, Spain.

However, it can also be orchestrated by the wrestler himself, as was the case with David Sammartino ( son of the legendary champion Bruno Sammartino ) in the late 1980s when he purposely lost in a squash match to jobber Ron Shaw as a protest against his treatment as a competitor by Vince McMahon, the chairman of the World Wrestling Federation.

He was on the mound ten days later when they captured the World Series title against the Los Angeles Dodgers for their second consecutive championship, coming on with no one out in the eighth inning of Game 6 ; he retired Ron Cey on a popup to catcher Thurman Munson to clinch the win.

Like his former Cubs teammates Ernie Banks, Ferguson Jenkins, and Ron Santo, he never played in a World Series.

In TNA, he became a two time NWA World Tag Team Champion with Konnan and Ron Killings.

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The styles with which small forwards amass their points vary widely, as some players at the position like the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant are very accurate straight up shooters, while others like the Los Angeles Lakers ' Metta World Peace ( formerly Ron Artest ) prefer to " bang inside ", initiate and / or not shy away from physical contact with opposing players, while others are primarily slashers such as Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James.

He also appeared on Your World with Neil Cavuto, where he stated he would have voted for Ron Paul in the 2008 presidential election had he been an American citizen.

Examples of famous Canadian wrestlers among these various wrestling sports are such as Daniel Igali for Freestyle Wrestling, Nicolas Gill, Ron Angus and Keith Morgan for Judo, Marc Bocek for both Submission Grappling and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

* Ron Tripp's International Judo Federation interview

The guests in attendance included Aaron's first manager with the Braves, Charlie Grimm, his teammate from Jacksonville, Felix Mantilla, Eau Claire president Ron Berganson, and Del Crandall, the catcher for the 1957 world champion Braves and the-then manager of the Brewers.

Ron Fellows and Boris Said are champion road racers and are often brought in by teams solely to compete in NASCAR's road course events.

They took a 2 – 1 series lead on the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins and then faltered in three straight ( most observers note a Ron Francis slapshot from the blue line that eluded Mike Richter as the series ' turning point ).

Räikkönen, long linked to Sauber's engine supplier Ferrari, instead sufficiently impressed McLaren to earn a race seat in Ron Dennis's team for, taking the seat left vacant by double-world champion, mentor and fellow Finn Mika Häkkinen.

The great human champion Ron Tiekert had studied Scrabble by playing out individual positions dozens of times, and tabulating results.

Meanwhile, midcarder Ron Garvin beat perennial champion Ric Flair for the world title.

They were captained by the Test five-eighth Johnny Hawke with Frank Facer as Vice Captain and contained a champion backline including Noel Pidding, Doug McRitchie, Matt McCoy and Ron Roberts.

Also in this period, the duo appeared in the video for Justin Hawkins's cover of " This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us ", in which Ron and Russell play the referee and MC at a darts match between Hawkins and darts champion Phil Taylor.

In 2005, Force won 5 events, but only finished third in the championship standings, 32 points behind champion Gary Scelzi, and 24 points behind Ron Capps, both of Don Schumacher Racing.

It was a big year in 2008 for the NHRA at GIR as legendary 14-time Funny Car champion John Force earned his 1, 000th career round win against Ron Capps.

Coincidentally, the race was won by defending Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday, whose # 33 Truck fielded by Kevin Harvick Inc. is sponsored by Camping World.

Before reaching Formula One he was French Formula Ford champion in 1968, and did some Formula Three and Formula Two racing, including a few races for Ron Dennis.

Cinderella Man is a 2005 American drama film by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story.

Adams was the champion for just over three months, losing the title to Ron Harris at a show in Portland, on January 18, 1992.

* Ron Angus ( born 1956 ), Canadian judo champion and coach

On August 19, 1969, he pitched his first no-hitter at Wrigley Field against the eventual Western Division champion Atlanta Braves, winning 3 – 0 on Ron Santo's 3-run home run and outdueling the Braves ' Phil Niekro ; Holtzman notably had no strikeouts in his gem, which was the first no-hitter ever thrown by a Cub left-hander at Wrigley Field.

Keith was famous in the sport of Football & Ron Darlow was Nipsy world champion before his death.

Although he did not win a race that season, Crafton scored two poles ( Chicagoland Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway ), 11 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes, ultimately finishing second in the point standings behind champion Ron Hornaday.

Adding on to the family legacy, Ron is a four-time champion in the Truck Series, his most recent coming in 2009.

On October 18, 1962, Brazil made history by becoming the first African American to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title by defeating " Nature Boy " Buddy Rogers ( this distinction is usually given to Ron Simmons, the first recognized African American world champion after winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship ).

He was replaced by two-time champion Ron Hornaday Jr., who captured a win at Atlanta Motor Speedway and was named the series ' Most Popular Driver.

Benson and crew chief Trip Bruce won five races that year and held off defending champion Ron Hornaday to win the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship, the first ever NASCAR championship for BDR.