John Foley
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John Foley may refer to:
- John Foley (American football)John Foley (American football)John Foley is a former American college football linebacker who played for Coach Lou Holtz at the University of Notre Dame. In 1985 while playing for St. Rita High School in Chicago, he was named as the USA Today High School Defensive Player of the Year....
, former American college football linebacker - John Foley (author)John Foley (author)Major John Foley MBE was a British soldier and author.He was educated at St Mary's College, Crosby and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst...
(1917–1974), British soldier and author - John Foley (baseball)John Foley (baseball)John J. Foley was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Providence Grays....
, baseball player - John Foley (musician)John Foley (musician)John Foley, S. J. is an American composer of Catholic liturgical music and and a professor of liturgy at St. Louis University. Among his better known compositions are "One Bread, One Body" , "Earthen Vessels" , "Come to the Water" , "The Cry of the Poor" , "For You Are My God" , and the album...
(born 1939), songwriter of Catholic liturgical music - John Foley (rugby league)John Foley (rugby league)John "Jack" Foley was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s who at representative level played for Wales, and Welsh League XIII, and at club level for Ebbw Vale, playing at , i.e...
, rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s for Wales, and Ebbw Vale - John D. FoleyJohn D. FoleyJohn D. Foley served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. He was the inspiration of the popular 1943 song "Johnny Got a Zero"....
, American bomber gunner in World War II - John H. FoleyJohn H. FoleySergeant John H. Foley was an Irish-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 3rd U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars. He was one of four men received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in leading an attack against the Sioux Indians near Loupe Fork of the Platte River in Nebraska on April...
(1839–1874), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient - John Henry FoleyJohn Henry FoleyJohn Henry Foley , often referred to as JH Foley, was an Irish sculptor, best known for his statues of Daniel O'Connell in Dublin, and of Prince Albert in London. Both are still considered iconic in each city.-Life:...
(1818–1874), Irish sculptor - John Miles FoleyJohn Miles FoleyJohn Miles Foley Is a scholar of comparative oral tradition, medieval and Old English Literature , Ancient Greek and Serbian epic. He is the founder of the academic journal Oral Tradition and the at the University of Missouri, where he is Curators' Professor of Classical Studies and English and...
(born 1947), folklorist - John P. Foley (judge)John P. Foley (judge)John P. Foley was a Presiding Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.-Biography:Foley graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Marquette University Law School and served in the United States Army. He died on November 21, 1984.-Legal career:...
, Presiding Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals - John Patrick FoleyJohn Patrick FoleyJohn Patrick Foley is an American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. From 2007 until 2011, he was Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, having previously served as President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications from 1984 to 2007. He was...
(born 1935), Roman Catholic cardinal - Sir John Paul FoleyJohn Paul FoleyLieutenant General Sir John Paul Foley KCB, OBE, MC, DL is a retired British general with a long career in military intelligence. He is the great-grandson of Henry Hodgetts-Foley.-Military career:...
(born 1939), former Chief of Defense Intelligence and Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey - John R. FoleyJohn R. FoleyJohn Robert Foley represented the sixth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1961....
(1917–2001), U.S. Congressman from Maryland, 1959–1961 - John Samuel FoleyJohn Samuel FoleyJohn Samuel Foley was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Detroit from 1888 until his death in 1918.-Biography:...
(1833–1918), third Catholic bishop of Detroit, for whom Bishop Foley Catholic High School in Madison Heights, Michigan is named