16-522: (Redirected from Will Adams ) William Adams may refer to: Military [ edit ] William Adams (Royal Navy officer, died 1748) , British naval officer William Adams (Royal Navy officer, born 1716) (1716–1763), British naval officer William E. Adams (1939–1971), US Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient William Wirt Adams (1819–1888), Confederate States of America army general Musicians [ edit ] Billy Adams, banjo player,
32-1459: A former member of Dexys Midnight Runners will.i.am (William James Adams, Jr., born 1975), musician, producer; member of The Black Eyed Peas Willy Northpole (William Adams, born 1980), rapper signed to Ludacris' DTP Records Billy Adams (rockabilly musician) (1940–2019), American rockabilly musician Politicians [ edit ] Acton Adams (William Acton Blakeway Adams, 1843–1924), New Zealand politician Billy Adams (politician) (William Herbert Adams, 1861–1954), Governor of Colorado William Adams (British Columbia politician) (1851–1936), rancher and politician in British Columbia, Canada William Adams (1752–1811) , MP for Totnes William Adams (New Zealand politician) (1811–1884), New Zealand politician William E. Adams (New York politician) (1922–1983), New York politician William G. Adams (1923–2005), Canadian politician William Henry Adams (1809–1865), British Conservative MP for Boston and Chief Justice of Hong Kong William Taylor Adams (1822–1897), author & politician William Thomas Adams (1884–1949), British Member of Parliament for Hammersmith South, 1945–1949 Willie Adams (politician) (born 1934), Canadian politician William Weston Adams (1786–1831), American politician, planter and medical doctor William H. Adams (Virginia politician) (1872–1958), American politician in
48-719: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Adams (Royal Navy officer, died 1748) William Adams (died 28 September 1748) was an officer of the Royal Navy . He served in the East Indies during the War of the Austrian Succession and was promoted by Admiral Thomas Griffin to be captain of the 50-gun HMS Harwich on 12 March 1748. Adams went on to serve under Admiral Edward Boscawen at
64-422: The 1945 VFL Grand Final . South Melbourne lost the game and despite remaining with them for another three years he was unable to qualify the club for another finals series. He coaching at South Melbourne was terminated halfway through the 1948 season after he openly criticized the team in a radio interview. Adams had said " The players lack fierceness and some of the players were being like bottled fed babies" . He
80-547: The Victorian Football Association (VFA) where he faced a unique challenge. That year, Doug Nicholls became one of the first Aboriginal people to play senior football in Melbourne and according to Mavis Thorp Clark in her 1965 book on Nicholls, Pastor Doug , Adams warned the players before taking the ground that although "they had colour in the side, they were to kick to the guernsey and disregard
96-491: The unsuccessful siege of Pondicherry in 1748 during the War of the Austrian Succession . The British fleet cannonaded the town's defences and were in turn fired upon. Little damage and few casualties were sustained on either side, there were only two British fatalities: Adams and a common sailor. After Adam's death, command of Harwich passed to Captain Richard Clements. This biographical article related to
112-614: The First Church and Parish in Dedham William Adams (educator) (1813–1897), co-founder of Nashotah House William Adams (minister) (1807–1880), American religious leader and college president William Forbes Adams (1833–1920), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Easton Other uses [ edit ] William Adams (samurai) (1564–1620), English maritime navigator, shipbuilder and advisor to
128-1422: The Japanese government William Adams (haberdasher) (1585–1661), London haberdasher and founder of Adams' Grammar School William Adams (lawyer) (1772–1851), English lawyer, helped negotiate settlements with the US c.1814/1815 William Adams (potter) (c. 1746–1805), North Staffordshire potter, founded the Greengates Pottery William Bridges-Adams (1889–1965), British stage director William Drea Adams , president of Bucknell University, 1995–2000; president of Colby College, 2000–2014 William Adams (mining engineer) (1813–1876) William L. Adams (pioneer) (1821–1906), American writer, newspaper editor and doctor from Oregon William L. Adams (businessman) (1914–2011), Baltimore businessman and venture capitalist William S. Adams (1892–1930), American cinematographer William Adams (lifesaver) (1864–1913), English lifesaver from Gorleston William George Stewart Adams (1874–1966), British political scientist and public servant William M. Adams (born 1955), British geographer See also [ edit ] Adams (surname) Bill Adam (born 1946), Scottish racing driver William Adam (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
144-538: The Royal Navy is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bill Adams (Australian footballer) William John Adams (11 December 1900 – 11 August 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before becoming coach of South Melbourne . He also went by his nickname of "Bull" during his career. Adams
160-2435: The Virginia House of Delegates William Y. Adams (1927–2019), archaeologist Science, technology and philosophy [ edit ] William Adams (locomotive engineer) (1823–1904), British locomotive engineer William Adams (Master of Pembroke) (1706/7–1789), English scholar William Adams (oculist) (1783–1827), English ophthalmic surgeon William Bridges Adams (1797–1872), British inventor, author & locomotive engineer William Grylls Adams (1836–1915), professor of natural philosophy Sportspeople [ edit ] Bill Adams (offensive lineman) (born 1950), former Buffalo Bills offensive guard Bill Adams (American football coach) , American college football coach Bill Adams (Australian footballer) (1900–1973), VFL player and coach Bill Adams (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1963), Southampton FC right half back Bill Adams (footballer, born 1921) (1921–1997), English footballer Bill Adams (ice hockey) (1897–1978), Canadian ice hockey player Billy Adams (footballer, born 1897) (1897–1945), footballer for Barrow and West Bromwich Albion Billy Adams (footballer, born 1919) (1919–1989), English footballer Billy Ray Adams (1938–2023), American football player William Adams (cricketer, born 1885) (1885–1957), English cricketer William Adams (cricketer, born 1905) (1905–1971), English cricketer William Adams (footballer) , footballer who played for Walsall and West Bromwich Albion Willie Adams (1910s pitcher) (1890–1937), American baseball player Willie Adams (1990s pitcher) (born 1972), American baseball player (Oakland Athletics) Willie Adams (American football) (1941–2019), American football player Willie Adams (basketball) (1911–1992), American basketball player Smiley Adams (William Ernest Adams, 1935–2003), racehorse trainer Writers [ edit ] William Adams (author) (1814–1848), English religious writer William Davenport Adams (1851–1904), English writer and journalist, son of W. H. D. Adams William Henry Davenport Adams (1828–1891), English writer and journalist William Y. Adams (1927–2019), American author of Nubia: Corridor to Africa W. E. Adams (1832–1906), English radical and journalist Clergy [ edit ] William Adams (Dedham) (1650–1685), minister of
176-552: The colour". Adams trained with Richmond in 1928 but failed to come to terms with the club and he returned to Preston for two seasons. He had his best year with them in 1929 when he won both their best and fairest award and kicked 69 goals to top their goal kicking. Adams then moved to Tasmania for the 1930 season, being playing coach of North Launceston in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) competition. After spending
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#1732775473277192-485: The first half of the 1931 football season as playing coach of Prahran , Adams returned to the VFL and signed up with Melbourne where he would play until his retirement as a player at the end of the 1932 season. He continued his coaching career with Melbourne, coaching their reserves to five premierships between 1933 and 1939. His coaching career peaked in 1945 when he was appointed coach of South Melbourne and steered them to
208-407: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Adams&oldid=1253419517 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
224-542: Was cleared the following year and played in the Fitzroy side which contested the finals that season. He was club captain for their 1926 campaign and as well as finishing equal fifth in the Brownlow Medal count he represented Victoria at interstate football that year. A tough and physical player, Adams spent most of his time in defence but was also used on the ball. In 1927 he left Fitzroy and joined Northcote in
240-692: Was originally from South Fremantle where he played 32 games from his debut in 1921. In his first season, he was included in the Western Australian squad for the Perth Carnival , but did not manage a game. Adams came to Melbourne in 1923 to play with Fitzroy, but was refused a clearance by South Fremantle and instead became captain-coach of Preston in the Victorian Junior Football Association (pictured right with John Wren Shield as premiers) . Adams
256-468: Was replaced by Jack Hale . From various reports during his years at Preston, Adams was just as colourful character off the football field as on, having played senior cricket in Perth and won state swimming championships. Off the field, he was no mean pianist, entertaining at many club socials, and was described as a "dab hand" at chess. He also had a fondness for poetry, and more than once quoted lines from
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