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In the first-ever NBA game played in the month of June, referees Don Murphy and Manny Sokol whistled 21 fouls in the first 10 minutes. Celtics coach Heinsohn claimed later that the affair was pure "high school."
Sokol is a surname of Slavic-language origin (meaning "falcon"). The surname is often associated with Jewish heritage. Notable people with the surname include: Alejandro Sokol (1961–2009), Argentine musician
Sokolov (Соколо́в, masculine) or Sokolova (Соколо́ва, feminine) is one of the top ten most common Russian family names. [1] The name derives from the Russian word "Со́кол" (sokol, meaning "falcon"). It may appear in Germanized form as Sokoloff or Sokolow. Notable people with the surname include:
David L. Sokol (born September 1956) is an American business executive. He is a Chairman of Teton Capital LLC, headquartered in Wilson, Wyoming . He served as chairman, president, and CEO of NetJets , [ 1 ] as well as a chairman of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company , of which Berkshire Hathaway holds a 100% and 89.8% stake respectively.
Sokol (meaning "falcon" in Slavic languages) most commonly refers to the Sokol movement, a Pan-Slavic physical education movement, and its various incarnations:
Manuel De Jesus Sanguillén Magan (born March 21, 1944) is a Panamanian former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher in 1967 and from 1969 through 1980, most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams that won five National League Eastern Division titles in six years between 1970 and 1975 and won the World Series in 1971 and 1979, twice over the ...
A Sokol flag, red with a white falcon, was designed by the writer Karolína Světlá (and painted by Czech artist Josef Mánes). The Prague Sokol initially drew its leaders from the ranks of politicians and its members from the petite bourgeoisie and the working classes. The first president was Jindřich Fügner, an ethnic German who was a ...
[4] and featured in the 2003 SBS documentary Welcome to the Waks Family. [5] One of Manny's younger brothers (from whom he was formerly estranged) is the far-right provocateur, former drug addict, and convicted criminal Avi Yemini. [6] [7] [8] Waks returned to Israel when he turned 18, where he served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). [9]