Researching John Mcadams
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 34 people with the Mcadams surname? In that year Mcadams was ranked number 3545 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Mcadams on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Mcadams and the Mcadams Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 390 people with the Mcadams surname in the UK? Mcadams is now ranked number 3674 for popularity in the UK. |
Mcadams Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Mcadams surname in the USA? Mcadams is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Mcadams Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on John Mcadams. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Mcadams
John McAdams (announcer)
John McAdams (May 3, 1941 – June 16, 2005) public address announcer for Philadelphia Big 5 college basketball at the Palestra from the 1981–82 season to the 2004–05 season and for the Wilmington Blue Rocks Carolina League baseball team for 871 consecutive home games; he also was the announcer at the Philadelphia Eagles home games..
Known for his smooth, easy delivery. He was the PA Announcer for the Duke-Kentucky NCAA East Region Final in 1992 at the Spectrum when Duke's Christian Laettner beat Kentucky with his famous buzzer-beater jump shot. He was also the PA announcer for the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship.
He did radio play-by-play for several Philadelphia area college basketball teams and was official scorer for both the Philadelphia Phillies and their AA affiliate, the Reading Phillies--scoring his final game for Reading the night he died in his sleep. He frequently announced over 300 events a year, including men's and women's games on Big Five campuses and at Drexel, which has a banner in his memory on a wall in the Daskalakis Athletic Center. He was also a host on WIP Sports Talk radio.
McAdams was inducted into Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame in 2007. He is also honored with a microphone silhouette bearing his name on the outfield wall in center field at Frawley Stadium, the home of the Blue Rocks, near the retired numbers of players. He is also remembered annually with the John McAdams Service Award, which is presented by the Philadelphia Area Small College Basketball Association.
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