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John Sobieski

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John Sobieski see John III , king of Poland.


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; ...headset. "I just wanted to give him a hug," John III said. "It wasn't necessarily a touchy...visit the son. "It might sound crazy," John III said, "but I think we feel comfortable...methodically take control of the game." John III kept his head when human nature suggested... Read more
Name recognition doesn't help; Tommy John III knows his famous name isn't enough to get him into the big leagues.(SPORTS)
; ...John Millea; Staff Writer When Tommy John III underwent surgery on his pitching shoulder...Schaumburg Flyers of the Northern League, John III, 24, is continuing a baseball career that...in John's arm, as well as his career. John III has not experienced what he might refer... Read more
Thompson III Doesn't Need Any References
; ...publicly. But being his own man as well, John III said, "Come on, ask me something else...national prominence. "It's all hypothetical," John III said, managing a small smile. "I'll cross...father's name and fame. Do you know what John III has done in four years as the head coach... Read more
A Coach, Not a Crusader
; ...basketball, a luxury he never had. When John III leads the Hoyas into the Georgia Dome...columnist once wrote about his father, that John III is the "Idi Amin" of college basketball. Whatever criticism John III receives, it can't possibly amount to... Read more
Breaking the rules: Wells Home Furnishings uses a prime location and an unconventional sales approach to exceed its own expectations
; ...but we didn't know if it would work," John III said. "We also sold some rental property...back then." "We knew this was coming," John III said. "Corridor G, Charleston, W.Va...counting summers as a boy," John Jr. said. "John {III} had about 20 years there. It was founded... Read more
Blood Is Thicker Than Alma Mater
; ...doing it for a few years." Same goes for John III and Ronny, the two Division I basketball...Ronde's Buccaneers collide on a Sunday. John III's Hoyas were supposed to win by 20. But...friend, to the hug Ronny would get from John III last night. "I never had a brother, so... Read more
Hoyas rally around coach, wife
; ...began, John Thompson Jr. gave his son, John III, the second-year Georgetown coach, some...before the season began, Monica Thompson -- John III's wife of eight years and mother of their...off him." In a private moment Saturday, John III -- for one of the first times this season... Read more
Coaching Is a Birthright For Thompson Brothers
; ...being a proud big brother," he said. But John III was busy with his own game, coaching the...we don't always listen to him." Said John III: "As John Thompson, Ronny's brother and...godfathers for his son, Dylan. But 40- year-old John III, the Princeton graduate, is the one ... Read more
Big Brother Comes Out Ahead; Green, Sapp Lead Way for Georgetown; John III Tops Ronny in Thompson Meeting
; ...State (2-4), and only the second time that John III and Ronny had been on opposing benches...passes, which he has a knack for doing," John III said. "He's slowly developing. . . . Jessie...figure out situations and make us better." John III said that he didn't look down at the Ball... Read more
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; Mulqueen, Patrick John III Wednesday, September 26, 2001 Mulqueen, Patrick John III Left family and friends after a long struggle with MS on Sept. 17, 2001. Survived by mother, Colleen Jay & dad, Bud Jay; father, Patrick Mulqueen, sister Jennifer... Read more

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