Famous People with Name Clyde

Clyde Douglas (Bulldog) Turner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clyde Douglas (Bulldog) Turner: was a professional football player for the Chicago Bears.Turner, coming out of Hardin-Simmons University, was the Bears first round draft pick in the 1940 draft. But, at first at least, Turner didn't want to be on the Bears. It turned out that the Detroit Lions' owner paid him $200 to "get his teeth fixed" and turn down other teams proposals

Clyde Hamilton Coombs            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clyde Hamilton Coombs: was an American psychologist specializing in the field of mathematical psychology. He devised a voting system, that was hence named Coombs' method.Coombs founded the Mathematical Psychology program at The University of Michigan, and his students included the late Amos Tversky, Robyn Dawes, and Baruch Fischhoff, all important researchers in Decision Sciences. The classic text "An Introduction to Mathematical Psychology," by Coombs, Dawes, and Tversky was a must for Michigan graduate students in Mathematical and Experimental Psychology.

Clyde Wayne Mashore            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clyde Wayne Mashore: is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played five seasons for the Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos of the National League. He batted and threw right-handed.Mashore was signed by the Reds prior to the 1964 season as an amateur free agent. He was then drafted by the New York Mets in the 1967 Rule 5 draft, but was returned to the Reds the following spring. He made his major league debut over a year later. During the 1970 season he was traded to the Expos for Ty Cline. Mashore got the most playing time in Montreal, appearing in 93 games in 1972.

Clyde Van Dusen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clyde Van Dusen: was an American jockey and trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses best known for winning the 1929 Kentucky Derby. Van Dusen trained Fisher's colt Sweep All who ran second to Horse of the Year and future Hall of Fame inductee Twenty Grand in the 1931 Kentucky

Clyde Taylor Ellis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clyde Taylor Ellis: was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. He was a teacher in the rural schools at Garfield, Arkansas in 1927 and 1928. He was then Superintendent of Schools at Garfield, Arkansas from 1929 to 1934. He was admitted to the bar in 1933 and commenced practice

Bennie J. Clyde            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bennie J. Clyde: is a retired American basketball player.He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 5th round (89th pick overall) of the 1974 NBA Draft.

Norman Clyde            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Clyde: was a famous mountaineer, nature photographer, and self trained naturalist. He is well-known for achieving over 100 first ascents, many in California's Sierra Nevada and Montana. He also set a speed climbing record on Mount Shasta in 1923.

Ian Clyde            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ian Clyde: is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics. There he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the men's flyweight division (– 51 kilograms) by Cuba's eventual silver medalist Ramón Duvalón.

Bradley Clyde            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Bradley Clyde: is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 90s and 2000s who, at the peak of his playing career was widely acknowledged as the best lock forward in the game. He represented both New South Wales and played for the Australian

George Dewey Clyde            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Dewey Clyde: was an American politician and the tenth Governor of Utah, serving two terms from 1957 till 1965 as a Republican.In 1934, Clyde was appointed as a Utah state water conservator during a period of drought and was later appointed to the advisory board of the