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Samuel "Champ" Ferguson (November 29, 1821 – October 20, 1865) [1] was a notorious Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War. He claimed to have killed over 100 Union soldiers and pro-Union civilians. [2] He was arrested, tried, and executed for war crimes by the U.S. military after the war ended.
David Michael Koechner (/ ˈ k ɛ k n ər / KEK-nər; [2] born August 24, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing roles such as Champ Kind in the Anchorman films and Todd Packer on The Office series.
Champ is popular in Ulster, whilst colcannon is more so in the other three provinces of Ireland. [citation needed] It was customary to make champ with the first new potatoes harvested. [2] The word champ has also been adopted into the popular Hiberno-English phrases, to be "as thick as champ", meaning to be stupid, ill-tempered or sullen. [6] [7]
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Colcannon (Irish: cál ceannann, meaning 'white-headed cabbage' [ˌkaːlˠ ˈcan̪ˠən̪ˠ]) is a traditional Irish dish of mashed potatoes with cabbage. It is a popular dish on Saint Patrick's Day [ 1 ] and on the feast day of St. Brigid .
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The Champ is a 1931 American pre-Code film starring Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper and directed by King Vidor from a screenplay by Frances Marion, Leonard Praskins and Wanda Tuchock. The picture tells the story of a washed-up alcoholic boxer (Beery) attempting to put his life back together for the sake of his young son (Cooper).
Champe was born about 1752 near what is now Aldie in Loudoun County, Virginia.. Champe enlisted in the Virginia Cavalry from Loudoun County in 1776 and was made sergeant major in Lee's Legion, a unit commanded by (then Major) Henry Lee III, later and better known as Colonel "Light-Horse Harry" Lee (and father of Gen. Robert E. Lee).