McCoy
Encyclopedia
People
- McCoy TynerMcCoy TynerMcCoy Tyner is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career.-Early life:...
(born 1938), American jazz pianist
- For people with surname McCoy, see McCoy (surname)McCoy (surname)McCoy is a common surname of Irish origin. It is an Anglicisation of its Irish Gaelic form Mac Aodha, meaning "son of Aodh" . It is particularly found in Ulster where many settled around the 13th century, having been Gallowglasses, and also in counties Limerick and Cork...
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Places
- McCoy MountainsMcCoy MountainsThe McCoy Mountains are located in southeastern California in the United States.-Geography:The range lies in a northwest-southeasterly direction east of the Palen Mountains and south of the Little Maria Mountains...
in southern California - Fort McCoy, FloridaFort McCoy, FloridaFort McCoy is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida, United States. It is situated northeast of Ocala and lies between the towns of Sparr and Eureka on County Road 316 and is directly north of Silver Springs on County Road 315...
, an unincorporated community in Florida - Fort McCoy, WisconsinFort McCoy, WisconsinFort McCoy is an active United States Army installation. It is located on 60,000 acres between Sparta and Tomah, Wisconsin, in Monroe County...
, a United States military base in Wisconsin - McCoy, ColoradoMcCoy, ColoradoMcCoy is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 24.The McCoy Post Office has the ZIP Code 80463....
, an unincorporated town in the United States - McCoy Air Force BaseMcCoy Air Force BaseWith McCoy's closure as an active air force installation in 1975, the site was redeveloped and is known today as Orlando International Airport, which carries the airport code MCO .- History :...
, near Orlando, Florida - McCoy BuildingMcCoy BuildingThe McCoy Center is an office building located in Columbus, Ohio. The building is named after longtime Bank One president John G. McCoy. The bank was acquired by JPMorgan Chase & Co. after a merger with Bank One Corporation in 2004...
, a large office building in Columbus, Ohio - McCoy StadiumMcCoy StadiumMcCoy Stadium is a Minor League baseball stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It is currently home to the Pawtucket Red Sox of the International League.-History:...
, a minor league baseball stadium in Rhode Island
Other uses
- McCoy (TV series)McCoy (TV series)McCoy is the title of an American action-adventure television series that aired on NBC during the 1975-1976 season.The series starred Tony Curtis as a con man who "out-cons" bad guys in order to steal back their ill-gotten gains and return the loot to its rightful owners...
- McCoy (pottery)McCoy (pottery)McCoy is a brand of pottery that was produced in the United States in the late 19th and 20th centuries.-Origins:In April 1910, Nelson McCoy , with help from his father and along with five stockholders, established the Nelson McCoy Sanitary and Stoneware Company in Roseville, Ohio...
, an American pottery company existing between 1910 and 1990 - McCoy ManufacturingMcCoy ManufacturingMcCoy Manufacturing was a small American toy train manufacturer, based in Kent, Washington. It specialized in Standard gauge trains reminiscent of Lionel's offerings from the 1920s....
, a small American toy train producer - McCoy (band)McCoy (band)McCoy was a British heavy metal band under the New Wave of British Heavy Metal era.The band was formed by John McCoy before he went to play in Gillan. Paul Samson would later form Samson.- Band members :*Roger Hunt*John McCoy*Paul Samson-External links:...
, a heavy metal band - McCoys CrispsMcCoys CrispsMcCoy's is a brand of crinkle-cut crisps made in the United Kingdom by United Biscuits. It is marketed under the slogan The Real McCoy's – Accept No Imitations, exploiting the Scottish idiom The Real McCoy. McCoy’s is the 3rd biggest brand in the bagged snacks market, with 5 million packs consumed...
- McCoy's Bourbon Whiskey
See also
- Hatfield-McCoy feudHatfield-McCoy feudThe Hatfield–McCoy feud involved two families of the West Virginia–Kentucky back country along the Tug Fork, off the Big Sandy River. The Hatfields of West Virginia were led by William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield while the McCoys of Kentucky under the leadership of Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy....
(1878–1891), family feud of the West Virginia-Kentucky backcountry - The Real McCoy (disambiguation)The Real McCoy (disambiguation)"The Real McCoy" is a phrase meaning "the real thing" or "the genuine article".The Real McCoy may also refer to:*The Real McCoy , a 1993 film starring Kim Basinger...