Spinks

Spinks

Spinks is a surname, and may refer to

* Leon Spinks, a former professional boxer
* Cory Spinks, a professional boxer and son of Leon Spinks
* John Spinks, a former president of the University of Saskatchewan
* Michael Spinks, a former professional boxer
* Scipio Spinks, a baseball pitcher
* William A. Spinks, a nineteenth-century billiards champion
* William H. Spinks, a Conservative politician

ee also

* Spink
* Great Sphinx of Giza


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  • Spinks — This interesting surname is English. Recorded in several forms including Spink, Spinks, Spincke, Sphinx, and Spincks, it derives from the medieval word spink meaning a chaffinch. As such it was originally given as a nickname to one who was… …   Surnames reference

  • Spinks, Leon — ▪ American boxer born July 11, 1953, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.       American boxer who won an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and was the world heavyweight champion in 1978. He and Michael Spinks (Spinks, Michael) became the first brothers to win gold… …   Universalium

  • Spinks, Michael — ▪ American boxer born July 13, 1956, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.       American boxer who was both the light heavyweight (1981–85) and heavyweight (1985–88) world champion and an Olympic gold medalist (1976). He and Leon Spinks (Spinks, Leon) became the …   Universalium

  • Spinks Lane railway station — Infobox UK disused station name = Spinks Lane caption = owner = Norfolk Railway locale = Wymondham borough = Norfolk platforms = 2 years = 1845 events = Opened years1 = 1845 events1 = Closed to passengersSpinks Lane railway station was a station… …   Wikipedia

  • spinks — Yorkshire Dialect Chaffinches …   English dialects glossary

  • spinks — …   Useful english dictionary

  • William A. Spinks — Infobox Person name = William A. Spinks image size = 257 caption = William A. Spinks in 1924 (passport photo from Dept. of State microfilm) birth date = July 11, 1865, birth place = San Jose, California death date = death date and… …   Wikipedia

  • Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks — Once and for all Date June 27, 1988 (1988 06 27) Title(s) on the line WBA/WBC/IBF/Ring/Lineal Heavyweight Champi …   Wikipedia

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