"the Glengarth Sevens with a lion cub from Longleat, helping to raise money for the charity and adding to the atmosphere and help upkeep the reputation of sevens rugby at Stockport. Willie John McBride William James McBride, MBE, better known as Willie John McBride (born 6 June 1940) is a former rugby union footballer who played as a lock for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions. He played 63 Tests for Ireland including eleven as captain, and toured with the Lions five times — a record that gave him 17 Lions Test caps. He also captained the most successful"
"win over New Zealand. He received an MBE in 1971 for services to rugby football. McBride's outstanding leadership qualities led to his appointment as captain of the British and Irish Lions in their 1974 tour to South Africa. The Test series was won 3-0, with one match drawn — the first Lions series ever won in South Africa. It was one of the most controversial and physical Test match series ever played. The management of the Lions concluded that the Springboks dominated their opponents with physical aggression, and so decided to match fire with fire. Willie John McBride instigated a"
"Bryan McBride Bryan McBride (born December 10, 1991 in Long Beach, California) is an American track and field athlete who competes in track & field. Bryan is known primarily for the high jump. McBride has coached Long Jump, Triple Jump and High Jump at Cuyamaca College since 2016. McBride is the 2017 National Champion, tying his personal best of . His exuberant celebration, running halfway down the football field in Hornet Stadium after the winning jump was captured on NBC's television coverage. He was also runner-up at the 2016 Indoor Championships. Bryan McBride placed 8th after clearing at 2017 World"
"of giving it a better chance against the NFL. One of them was Arthur B. ""Mickey"" McBride, a Cleveland businessman who grew up in Chicago and knew Ward from his involvement in the newspaper business. McBride spent his early career as a circulation manager for the ""Cleveland News"", and went into business for himself in the 1930s, buying a pair of Cleveland taxi companies and running a wire service that supplied bookies with information about the results of horse races. He had connections to organized crime in Chicago and Cleveland arising from the wire service. McBride developed a passion for"
"the Seattle Ironmen. In the 1948-49 season, he played with the Spokane Flyers, who won the United States National Senior Championship that year. He played the next two seasons (1949–50 and 1950–51) in the Quebec Senior Hockey League with the Quebec Aces, where he was coached by future Hockey Hall of Fame member Punch Imlach. He played the 1951-52 season in the WIHL with the Spokane Flyers. McBride proved himself to be a capable head coach as he guided his Spokane Flyers to three consecutive WIHL titles (1956–1958). McBride's 1956-57 Spokane Flyers team was the first United States team to"
"reach the Allan cup finals. In the 1960s, McBride went on to coach the Spokane Comets in the Western Hockey League. In 1956, he won the ""Coach of the Year"" award by the Spokane Regional Sports Commission. Roy McBride Roy McBride (1921 - October 14, 2007) was a former professional ice hockey player and coach. McBride started his professional career in 1940 as a player in the Eastern Hockey League with the Washington Eagles. He did not play between 1941 and 1945. At age 24, McBride's playing career resumed following World War II. During the 1945-46 season, he suited up"
"Brian McBride Brian Robert McBride (born June 19, 1972) is an American retired soccer player who played as a forward for the Columbus Crew, Fulham and the Chicago Fire and is the fifth highest all-time leading goalscorer for the United States national team. For much of his career, he played in Europe. During his time with Fulham, McBride became a fan favorite, as well as team captain. He would eventually become 'Player of the Season' two times. After leaving the club, they renamed the sports bar at Craven Cottage ""McBride's"" in his honor. Born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, McBride played"
"George McBride George Florian ""Pinch"" McBride (November 20, 1880 – July 2, 1973) was an American professional baseball shortstop for the Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Washington Senators from 1901 to 1920. He started off with the short-lived Milwaukee Brewers (they moved to St. Louis, Missouri after the 1901 season and became the Browns), but he only had 12 at-bats in three games. After stints in semi-pro ball, he joined the Pirates in 1905 but was traded mid-season to the Cardinals. He did not become a regular starter until the 1908 season, when he joined the Senators"
"Roy McBride Roy McBride (1921 - October 14, 2007) was a former professional ice hockey player and coach. McBride started his professional career in 1940 as a player in the Eastern Hockey League with the Washington Eagles. He did not play between 1941 and 1945. At age 24, McBride's playing career resumed following World War II. During the 1945-46 season, he suited up with three different teams: the Seattle Ironmen (PCHL), Dallas Texans (USHL), and Fort Worth Rangers (USHL). He played the 1946-47 season with the San Diego Skyhawks (PCHL), and in the 1947-48 season he returned to play with"
"Johnny McBride Johnny McBride (born 9 May 1977) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Derry in the 1990s and 2000s. He won an Ulster Senior Football Championship and two National Leagues with the county, as well as Ulster Minor, Ulster Under 21 and All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championships. McBride continues to play club football for Naomh Pádraig An Lúb. As captain, he was instrumental in helping An Lúb win the 2003 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship and Derry Championships. He is a versatile player who can play anywhere in the forward line or in the midfield line for An"
"Championship appearance for Dorset against Devon. In addition to cricket, McBride also played football for Oxford University A.F.C., where he played as a goalkeeper. He died at Ealing, Middlesex on 30 January 1974. Walter McBride Walter Nelson McBride (27 November 1904 – 30 January 1974) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University and Hampshire. He was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. McBride was educated at Westminster School, where he captained the school cricket team in 1924 and was singled out for praise by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as ""the best player in the eleven"", and"
"He was inducted into the New Zealand Rugby League's Legends of League in 2000. Charlie McBride Charles Joseph McBride (10 April 1925 – 3 October 2013) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand. McBride played for the Blackball and Marist clubs in the West Coast Rugby League competition. He played for both the West Coast and the South Island. He was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1946 and toured Great Britain and France in 1947 and Australia in 1948. In 1951 he got bitten during a ""brutal match"" between the"
"Charlie McBride Charles Joseph McBride (10 April 1925 – 3 October 2013) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand. McBride played for the Blackball and Marist clubs in the West Coast Rugby League competition. He played for both the West Coast and the South Island. He was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1946 and toured Great Britain and France in 1947 and Australia in 1948. In 1951 he got bitten during a ""brutal match"" between the Kiwis and the touring French. He played twenty one tests between 1946 and 1952."
"hard to make the Glengarth Sevens a national success and a very highly respected seven a side rugby tournament. The 21 years of the Glengarth Sevens raised more than £60,000. Many famous teams and players entered the Glengarth Sevens. Players like David Watkins, Andy Irvine, Les Cusworth, Phil Bennett, Peter Winterbottom, Steve Smith, Fran Cotton and many others; teams like Orrell, who won the competition 8 times and guest sides such as the Public School Wanderers, who won it 4 times. Famous memories include legendary British and Irish Lions Captain, Willie John McBride running onto the Davenport 1st XV pitch"
"2011 Brian McBride Brian Robert McBride (born June 19, 1972) is an American retired soccer player who played as a forward for the Columbus Crew, Fulham and the Chicago Fire and is the fifth highest all-time leading goalscorer for the United States national team. For much of his career, he played in Europe. During his time with Fulham, McBride became a fan favorite, as well as team captain. He would eventually become 'Player of the Season' two times. After leaving the club, they renamed the sports bar at Craven Cottage ""McBride's"" in his honor. Born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, McBride"
"McBride in the engine room of the scrum in the 1974 Lions tour to South Africa, during which he scored a remarkable eight tries and won a further 3 caps. He also played in a non-cap match against Fiji at the end of the 1977 tour to New Zealand. A major criticism of Brown was that he played better for the British Lions than his one own country. Although, on a lions tour he was given the ability to live and train as a full time rugby player with world class teammates. Unfortunately his International rugby career came to a"
"to teach P.E at West Hill School after his footballing career. He settled in Cheshire after retirement until his death in 2005. A bench at Sandiway Golf Club is set on the 12th hole in his memory. Vincent McBride Vincent McBride (born 1934 in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Walsall and Mansfield Town. Vince McBride was associated with Aston Villa for a period of two years without establishing himself in the first team. He had spells with Northwich Victoria, Colwyn Bay and Rhyl before joining Mossley in 1962. McBride successfully limited"
"the opening game against Scotland U20. McBryde came on in the 79th minute, and immediately scored a penalty to win the game for Wales. He was selected again for the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, and made a further 3 appearances for the U20s. Billy McBryde Billy McBryde (born 24 October 1996) is a Welsh rugby union player. A fly-half, although he has previously played centre too, he plays for the Scarlets and Llanelli RFC. His father is former Wales international hooker Robin McBryde. McBryde made his debut as an 18 year old for Llanelli, as a substitute against"
"Dick McBride John Dickson ""Dick"" McBride (June 14, 1847January 20, 1916) was an American Major League Baseball player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who was the star pitcher and the player-manager for the Philadelphia Athletics of the National Association from 1871 through most of 1875 until Cap Anson took over as player-manager for the remaining eight games of the season. He had a pitching record of 149 wins and 74 losses during that period. In 1871, he went 18-5 and led Philadelphia to the NA championship. McBride finished his major league career in 1876 when he was signed by the Boston Red"
"the Billikens. He was selected a first-team All-American in 1964 and 1965. After graduating in 1967, he was the first American-born player drafted by the Saint Louis Stars of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). After the 1967 season, the Stars moved to the newly established North American Soccer League (NASL). McBride remained with this team until 1976 and was one of the first outstanding native U.S. soccer players of the modern era. He was a 1970 and 1973 Second Team and a 1972 First Team All-Star. McBride first donned the U.S. uniform as a member of the U.S. Olympic"
"Billy McBryde Billy McBryde (born 24 October 1996) is a Welsh rugby union player. A fly-half, although he has previously played centre too, he plays for the Scarlets and Llanelli RFC. His father is former Wales international hooker Robin McBryde. McBryde made his debut as an 18 year old for Llanelli, as a substitute against Cross Keys. A year and a half later, he made his Scarlets debut, as a substitute in Scarlets' 44-21 drubbing of Bath in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. He was selected in the Wales U20 for the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. His debut came in"
"a fan of boxing and baseball, but knew little about football. He only grew interested in the sport in 1940, when his son Arthur Jr. was a student the University of Notre Dame and he attended Notre Dame Fighting Irish football games in South Bend, Indiana. He was drawn by the excitement that surrounded football and thought a professional team could be profitable. In 1942, McBride made overtures to supermarket heir Dan Reeves about buying his Cleveland Rams, a National Football League team, but Reeves rebuffed him. In 1944, however, ""Chicago Tribune"" sports editor Arch Ward proposed a new professional"
"emergency number in the Ireland & the United Kingdom — 999). This was a signal for the Lions to clobber their nearest rival players. In 1975 as his international career was ending he played his last game for Ireland at Lansdowne Road. The game was against France, and near the end of the match he scored his first test try for Ireland. It was the crowning moment of a great playing career. His last international game was against Wales on Saturday 15 March 1975. After retiring from playing the game, McBride coached the Irish team and was manager of the"
"was secretary of the Authorised News Agents' Association of Victoria. On 16 July 1919 he married Madge Margaret Summers at St Luke's Anglican Church, South Melbourne. McBrien was an avid sportsman with a variety of interests. He played cricket and tennis, and later golf and bowls, and was a prominent rower. Australian rules football was the passion of his life. From 1909 to 1911 he was a player and treasurer of the Leopold Football Club (later the South Melbourne Football Club's second XVIII). He went on to a long career in football administration. He was a qualified accountant, and a"
"major league appearance was on August 15, 1965. He gave up Roger Maris' 50th home run of 1961, but still won the game, 4-3. Ken McBride Kenneth Faye McBride (born August 12, 1935) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. The 6'0"", . righty was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent before the 1954 season. McBride played for the Chicago White Sox (1959–60) and Los Angeles Angels (1961–65). During his 7-year baseball career, McBride compiled 40 wins, 503 strikeouts, and an earned run average of 3.79. Twice in his career he led the American"
"1965, and when Ireland defeated Australia in Sydney — the first time a Home Nations team had defeated a major southern hemisphere team in their own country. He was again selected for the Lions in 1966, this time touring New Zealand and Australia. He toured South Africa with the Lions again in 1968. He was selected to play for the Lions in their 1971 tour of New Zealand. Despite being criticized by some as being ""over the hill"", McBride was made pack leader and helped the Lions to a Test series win over New Zealand; their first and last series"
"campaign. McBride had a successful underage club career including winning two Derry Minor Championships and two Ulster Minor Club Football Championships in 1993 and 1995, and was captain of the 1995 side. In 2003, he captained the club to their first Derry Senior Football Championship in 67 years, and they also went on to win the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. McBride won an All-Ireland Colleges title with his school. He captained the University of Ulster Coleraine team in the Sigerson Cup while a student. Johnny McBride Johnny McBride (born 9 May 1977) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played"
"De Rossi. He needed three stitches. As punishment, De Rossi was banned for four matches and fined CHF 10,000. Following the end of the tournament, McBride announced his retirement from international duty on July 26, 2006. In 2008 McBride briefly came out of international retirement after being named as one of the three overage players on the U.S. team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and served as captain as the team finished in third place in the group stage for their group. McBride established the Brian McBride Soccer Academy which is based in Lake Zurich, Illinois. As of November 14,"
"Michael McBryde Michael McBryde (born 5 October 1981 in Adelaide) is an Australian former lightweight rower. He was a national champion, an U23 World Champion and a medallist at senior World Championships. Raised in Queensland, McBryde's senior club rowing was from the Toowong Rowing Club and later the Queensland University Boat Club in Brisbane. In 2001 McBryde was first selected to represent Queensland in the men's lightweight four contesting the Penrith Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. He raced in further President's Cup lightweight fours for Queensland in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2010. In 2010"
"John Paul McBride John Paul McBride (born 28 November 1978 in Hamilton) is a Scottish former football player. A childhood friend of future Rangers captain Barry Ferguson, McBride started his career as a youth player with Celtic after leaving Holy Cross High School. He was with Celtic's reserve team for three years before St Johnstone signed him for £200,000 in 1999. He made his debut on 31 July 1999 against Hearts. McBride scored his first professional goal on 18 December 1999 in St Johnstone's game against Kilmarnock. After suffering injury problems, he joined Danish club Aarhus Fremad on a non-contract"
"Ken McBride Kenneth Faye McBride (born August 12, 1935) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. The 6'0"", . righty was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent before the 1954 season. McBride played for the Chicago White Sox (1959–60) and Los Angeles Angels (1961–65). During his 7-year baseball career, McBride compiled 40 wins, 503 strikeouts, and an earned run average of 3.79. Twice in his career he led the American League in hit batsmen (14 in 1963 and 16 in 1964). He hit 49 batters in his career, an average of almost one per"
"Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke and four time major winner Rory McIlroy. The biennial golf competition, the Ryder Cup, is named after English businessman Samuel Ryder who sponsored the event and donated the trophy. Sir Nick Faldo is the most successful British Ryder Cup player. In 1845, rugby union was created when the first rules were written by pupils at Rugby School, Warwickshire. A former pupil of the school William Webb Ellis, is often fabled with the invention of running with the ball in hand in 1823. The first rugby international took place on 27 March 1871, played between England and"
"he was appointed as assistant to new manager Alan Frame at Thorniewood United. A few months later he was convicted for possession of cocaine. John Paul McBride John Paul McBride (born 28 November 1978 in Hamilton) is a Scottish former football player. A childhood friend of future Rangers captain Barry Ferguson, McBride started his career as a youth player with Celtic after leaving Holy Cross High School. He was with Celtic's reserve team for three years before St Johnstone signed him for £200,000 in 1999. He made his debut on 31 July 1999 against Hearts. McBride scored his first professional"