Famous People with Name Caster

Richard C. Caster            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard C. Caster: is a former American football wide receiver and tight end who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the New York Jets. He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1972, 1974 and 1975 seasons. He played college football at Jackson State University.

George Jasper Caster            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Jasper Caster: was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics (1934-35. 1937-40), St. Louis Browns (1941-45), and Detroit Tigers (1945-46). Born in Colton, California, Ug appeared in 376 major league games and compiled a record of 76-100 in 1377-2/3 innings pitched. In 1936, he led the Pacific Coast League with 25 wins and 234 strikeouts for the Portland Beavers.[1] He later led the American League in games lost 1938 (20) and 1940 (19) and was #2 in losses in 1937 (19). In 1941, Luke Sewell converted Caster into a relief pitcher, and he had the best seasons of his career as the Browns' lead reliever from 1942-1944. (David Alan, "As Good as it Got: The 1944 St. Louis Browns" (Arcadia 2003), p. 28.) He led the American League with 12 saves in 1944 and had career-high Adjusted ERA+ ratings of 131, 157, and 147 between 1942 and 1944.

Jacques Castérède            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Jacques Castérède: is a French composer. He studied at Lycée Buffon. He gained his baccalaureat in elementary mathematics, before he entered Paris National Conservatory of Music in 1944 and began studying piano under Armand Ferté, composition under Tony Aubin, analysis under Olivier Messiaen. While at the conservatory, between 1948 and 1953 he obtained 5 first prizes (in piano, chamber music, analysis, composition, and harmony classes). He also won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1953 with his cantata La boîte de Pandore (Pandora's Box). The following year, he went to Rome where he stayed until 1958,

Norbert Casteret            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Norbert Casteret: was a famous French caver and adventurer, and is one of the most recognisable names in caving worldwide. Following Édouard-Alfred Martel (the "father of modern speleology", although Casteret sometimes also enjoys this title), Casteret, along with Robert de Joly, became a leading figure of French speleology between the world wars and into the middle of the 20th century.