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Tawhidul “Joe” Webb (born November 14, 1986 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. [1]

News: Webb was 17-of-26 passing for 195 yards and also had six carries for 31 yards, including a nine-yard touchdown, in Tuesday’s win over Philadelphia. [2]

Brett Favre, Tarvaris Jackson, and Joe Webb are almost certainly your newest depth chart at the quarterback position. [3]

OFF THE FIELD Earned degree in criminal justice in December 2009…Interested in career in investigations following his days on the gridiron…Member of National Honor Society in high school…Worked at Foot Locker as a teen…Brother, Yohance Myles, is an actor who has appeared in film, TV and stage. [4]

Did Not Play or did not accumulate any stats. [5]

PFT is reporting that Vikings quarterback Sage Rosenfels was traded to the New York Giants. [3]

During the season finale at UCF he connected 33-of-51 passes(64.7 percent)for 426 yards with one touchdown pass, a season high for any Blazer quarterback that year. [1]

COLLEGE Earned Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year and led the NCAA in rushing yards by a QB…Team captain as a senior…His 1,427 rushing yards as a senior ranked as the 3rd-most by a QB in college football history……Was UAB’s full-time starting QB as a junior and senior after playing WR as a sophomore…Played in final 2 games as a redshirt freshman in 2006 at QB, starting his 1st career game in the season finale at Central Florida…Became the 1st player in NCAA history to pass for 2,000+ yards and rush for 1,000+ yards in back-to-back seasons…Caught 3 passes in Senior Bowl for 18 yards…Ranked #5 in the nation as a senior with 310.5 yards per game of total offense and ranked #10 in the country with 118.9 yards rushing per game…Threw for 21 TDs and rushed for 11 as a senior…Threw 21 TDs with only 8 INTs…Rushed for 11 TDs as a junior and senior…As a senior, threw career-best 4 TD passes against Florida Atlantic and tossed for career-high 378 yards the following game at Memphis…Threw a TD in 10 of the 12 games as a senior…Broke the 100-yard rushing mark in 8 games as a senior, including career-high 198 in the season opener vs. Rice…Ran for 100+ yards in 7 of the final 8 games of 2009…Had remarkable game at UTEP as a senior when he caught a TD pass, threw a TD pass and rushed for a TD…As a junior, ran for career-high 3 TDs in a pair of games, vs. Memphis and at Tulane…Had career-best 6 receptions in 3 games as a sophomore, at Michigan State, at Florida State and vs. Tulane…Caught TD passes at Michigan State and at Florida State in consecutive games, the opening 2 games of the season…Had career-best 106 yards receiving vs. Tulane. [4]

He was selected by the Vikings in the 6th round, number 199 overall of the 2010 NFL Draft. [...] The 2008 season was Webb’s first full season as UAB’s quarterback, starting all 12 contests where he passed the C-USA record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a single season with 1,021 yards. [1]

This strong game for Webb could put him in the mix to get a shot at the starting job in 2011. [2]

Webb was ranked in the top 12 nationally of three statistical categories: total offense (5th), rushing (10th) and passing efficiency (12th). [1]

FOXSports.com fantasy expert Mike Harmon names his duds of the year. [2]

The Minnesota Vikings in the 6th round of the 2010 NFL draft drafted QB/WR Joe Webb. [3]

Joe Webb scrambles as he looks to pass in the second half as the Minnesota Vikings play the Chicago Bears at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, December 20, 2010. [5]

Sources:
[1] Joe Webb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Joe Webb | Minnesota Vikings | Stats, Pictures, News | NFL …
[3] Joe Webb ” Vikings Gab
[4] Joe Webb - Vikings.com
[5] Joe Webb Profile - Minnesota Vikings - ESPN

The Eagles’ quarterback, who sat out two seasons while serving a federal sentence for dogfighting, will start for the NFC in the Jan. 30 Pro Bowl in Honolulu. [1]

The 2011 AFC’NFC Pro Bowl will be the NFL ’s all-star game for the 2010 season. [2]

With fan voting over for the 2011 Pro Bowl, it looks like the Atlanta Falcons could be well-represented. [3]

Vick made three Pro Bowls with Atlanta before he was suspended by the league and served jail time for running a dogfighting ring. [4]

Soon after Goodell made the decision to play the 2010 Pro Bowl in Miami, it was immediately criticized by coaches and players such as Peyton Manning, who said, “if the tradition continues, eventually the game will be held in cities that are not desirable vacation destinations”. [...] As a result of backlash from players and critics about the decision to move the 2010 Pro Bowl to Miami, the NFL moved the game back to Hawaii for 2011, but the game remained before the Super Bowl for the second straight season. [2]

Starting for the NFC with Vick will be White and Detroit’s Calvin Johnson at wide receiver, Dallas TE Jason Witten, Atlanta’s Turner and Mughelli in the backfield, Peters and Carolina’s Jordan Gross at tackle, the Giants’ Chris Snee and Saints’ Jahri Evans at guard, and Dallas center Andre Gurode. [1]

New England (13-2), the AFC leader, had six Pro Bowlers, led by QB Tom Brady, the league’s top passer who will make his sixth trip to the game - providing the Patriots don’t make the Super Bowl. [4]

ET Tuesday on a special NFL Total Access 2011 Pro Bowl Selection Show on NFL Network. [3]

NEW YORK — Michael Vick ’s sensational comeback season made a big impression throughout the NFL, not just in Philadelphia. [...] Vick was selected in a leaguewide vote by NFL players, coaches and fans. [1]

Quarterback Matt Ryan finished in the top 10 overall vote-getters while wide receiver Roddy White and tight end Tony Gonzalez led their respective positions in the NFC in votes. [3]

The Falcons lead the way with seven Pro Bowlers, with the Patriots close behind at six. [...] The NFL Pro Bowl teams were announced Tuesday. [5]

He wasn’t really interested in talking about the Pro Bowl after the Minnesota Vikings upset the NFC East champion Eagles 24-14 in the NFL’s first Tuesday game since 1946. [1]

Sources:
[1] Tom Brady, Michael Vick to start in 2011 Pro Bowl - ESPN
[2] 2011 Pro Bowl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] Getting the Votes | Atlanta Falcons
[4] Pro Bowl 2011: Michael Vick, Tom Brady Named Starters
[5] Pro Bowl Teams 2011 — NFL FanHouse

She then toured with her own revue, Carol Channing and Her Ten Stout Hearted Men and critically acclaimed tours of Jerry’s Girls and Legends, in which she co-starred with Mary Martin. [1]

The daughter of a Christian Science lecturer, Carol Channing endured the rigors of Bennington College for one year before dropping out to try her luck as an actress in New York. [2]

Carol Channing was born January 31, 1921, at Seattle, Washington, the daughter of a prominent newspaper editor, who was very active in the Christian Science movement. [3]

Carol Elaine Channing (born January 31, 1921) is an American singer, actress, and comedienne. [4]

Carol Channing’s fame comes from two smashing successes on Broadway: as Lorelei in 1950’s Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and as Dolly in 1964’s Hello, Dolly!. [2]

Carol was born Jan 31, 1921 in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of a prominent newspaper editor, who was very active in the Christian Science movement. [1]

In 1961, Channing became one of a very few Tony Award nominees to gain a nomination for work in a revue (rather than a traditional book musical), when she was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical, for the short-lived revue Show Girl. [5]

She has since played the role in over 5000 performances, including a smash London engagement at the great Drury Lane Theatre without missing a single performance. [1]

Carol Elaine Channing (born January 31, 1921) is an American singer, actress, and comedienne. [...] Carol attended Aptos Middle School and Lowell High School in San Francisco. [5]

Channing was born in Seattle, Washington, the only child of George and Adelaide (n?e Glaser) Channing. [...] She is the recipient of three Tony Awards (including one for lifetime achievement), a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. [4]

We went through the stage door alley (for the Curran Theatre), and I couldn’t get the stage door open. [5]

She won a Tony Award for her work in this production, repeating the role in periodic revivals and eventually toting up over 1,400 performances. [2]

Channing is best remembered for originating, on Broadway, the musical-comedy roles of bombshell Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and matchmaking widow Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly! [4]

Sources:
[1] Carol Channing
[2] Carol Channing: Biography from Answers.com
[3] Carol Channing - IMDb
[4] Carol Channing facts - Freebase.com
[5] Carol Channing - Wikipedia

Jerry Herman (born July 10, 1931) is an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway musical theater. [1]

There were also two retrospective revues of his songs: Jerry’s Girls (1985) and Jerry Herman on Broadway (2001). [2]

Jerry Herman was one of the most successful songwriters for the musical theater in his generation, providing music and lyrics to three long-running Broadway shows — Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles — as well as four other Broadway productions between 1961 and 1983. [3]

Jerry Herman burst onto the Great White Way as its youngest creator of music and lyrics with the successful “Milk and Honey” and was nominated for a Tony and a Grammy. [...] It ran four and a half years, making Jerry the only Composer/Lyricist in history to have three musicals on Broadway that each exceeded 1500 performances. [...] During its record-breaking run on Broadway, original star Carol Channing was succeeded by Ginger Rogers, Martha Raye, Betty Grable, Pearl Bailey, Phyllis Diller and Ethel Mermen. [4]

Herman is one of only two composers/lyricists to have three musicals run more than 1500 consecutive performances on Broadway (the other being Stephen Schwartz): Hello, Dolly! [1]

Later Herman musicals include Mame (1966) and La Cage Aux Folles (1983). [2]

Herman spent his summers at the camp, and in his teens, staged musicals there. [3]

Herman studied drama in Miami, Fla., and wrote for TV but soon switched to theatre. [2]

The 2010 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical Revival! [...] Hello, Dolly!, Mame, La Cage Aux Folles, Dear World, Mack & Mabel, The Grand Tour, Milk & Honey and much more.. [5]

In 2009, Herman received the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. [1]

After some off-Broadway successes, his Milk and Honey (1961, Tony Award) opened on Broadway. [2]

Parade, a revised version of the show, opened in an Off-Broadway theater in January 1960 and ran 90 performances, resulting in a cast album. [3]

Sources:
[1] Jerry Herman - Wikipedia
[2] Jerry Herman: Biography from Answers.com
[3] CMT.com : Jerry Herman : Biography
[4] The Musicals Of Jerry Herman
[5] Jerry Herman

The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company was founded after 11 years of collaboration during which Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane (1948 - 1988) redefined the duet form and foreshadowed issues of identity, form and social commentary that would change the face of American dance. [1]

In 1982, with his companion, Arnie Zane (1948 - 88), he cofounded the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co. All his performances have been in works he has choreographed alone or with a collaborator; they include Runner Dreams (1978) and Open Spaces (1980). [2]

He choreographed and performed worldwide as a soloist and with his late partner, Arnie Zane, before forming the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company in 1982. [3]

In 1982 they founded Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, which provided a vehicle for the development of their choreography. [4]

Bill T. Jones first trained in classical ballet and modern dance at the State University of New York in Binghamton. [5]

His works often make explicit reference to social issues; his controversial Still/Here (1995) deals with the sufferings caused by HIV, with which Jones is infected and which was the cause of Zane’s death. [2]

Jones was born in Bunnell, Florida and later moved to Wayland, New York, where he attended Wayland High School. [6]

Bill T. Jones is an acclaimed and iconic American dancer, choreographer and artistic director. [3]

Bill Jones was born and raised in rural Steuben County in upstate New York. [4]

Since then he has choreographed over 100 works and formed his own dance company with partner Arnie Zane, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. [5]

He was the recipient of the 2005 Wexner Prize, the 2005 Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement and the 2003 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, as well as a 1994 MacArthur Fellowship. [3]

He began his dance training as a student at the State University of New York at Binghamton where, as a theater major on an athletic scholarship, he enrolled in dance classes with Percival Borde. [4]

His and Arnie Zane Dance Company's We Set Out Early…Visibility was Poor at the Peacock Theatre was nominated for a 1999 Laurence Oliver Award for Best New Dance Production of 1998. [7]

He began his dance training at Binghamton University, studying classical ballet and modern dance. [6]

He began his dance training at Binghamton University, studying classical ballet and modern dance. [8]

Sources:
[1] Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company | About Us
[2] Bill T. Jones: Biography from Answers.com
[3] Bill T. Jones News - The New York Times
[4] Bill T. Jones - PBS
[5] The Black List Project — Bill T Jones
[6] Bill T. Jones facts - Freebase
[7] Bill T. Jones - IMDb
[8] Bill T. Jones - Wikipedia