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Famous People with Name Derrick

Derrick as First Name

Derrick Rick Allen Mahorn     Derrick  Rick  Allen Mahorn       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Derrick Rick Allen Mahorn: is a former NBA basketball player who, at 6'10, played power forward and center, most notably for the Detroit Pistons. Mahorn played college ball at Hampton University.

Derrick D. Coleman     Derrick D. Coleman       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Derrick D. Coleman: is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. Coleman grew up and attended high school in Detroit, Michigan and attended college at Syracuse University. He was selected first overall in the 1990 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets.

Derrick Jonathon Dial     Derrick Jonathon Dial       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Derrick Jonathon Dial: is an American professional basketball player who played in the NBA.Dial graduated from Cass Technical High School. Dial played for Eastern Michigan University before being drafted in the second round by the NBA's San Antonio Spurs in 1998. Dial played for the Spurs until 2001. After that he played for the Toronto Raptors for the 2001-02 season and then the Orlando Magic for the 2003-04 season. As of February 2008, he plays in the NBDL for Anaheim Arsenal. Derrick is now playing with the Tulsa 66ers in the NBADL averaging 15pts per game.

Derrick Joseph Chievous     Derrick Joseph Chievous       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Derrick Joseph Chievous: is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft.Chievous played in the NBA from 1988-1991 for the Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers. His best season came during his rookie campaign as a member of the Rockets, when he appeared in 81 games and averaged 9.3 ppg. He played collegiately at the University of Missouri. He also played for Greek team Dafni between 1994-1996.

Derrick Michael Phelps     Derrick Michael Phelps       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Derrick Michael Phelps: is an American professional basketball player. The 6' 4", 181-lb. point guard rose to prominence while playing college basketball for coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina. Phelps was never drafted by an NBA team, but did play in three games for the Sacramento Kings in the 1994/95 season.[1] The Vancouver Grizzlies selected him in the 1995 expansion draft, but he did not play for them before they renounced his NBA rights in 1996. He has also spent some time during pre-season (but not in any NBA games) with the Milwaukee Bucks (1994) and Philadelphia 76ers (1997). In 2006/07 season he played in the Russian Basketball Super League for Spartak Primorie Vladivostok.

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Derrick as Last Name

James Michael Derrick     James Michael Derrick       Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Michael Derrick: (born September 19, 1943 in Columbia, South Carolina) is a former left fielder/first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1970 season. Listed at 6' 0", 190 lb., he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Christopher Hugh Derrick     Christopher Hugh Derrick       Origin/Culture/Country: British

Christopher Hugh Derrick: was the son of the artist, illustrator and cartoonist Thomas Derrick. He was educated at Douai School 1934-39, and at Magdalen College, Oxford, 1940 and 1945-47, his studies being interrupted by service in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. From 1953 to 1965 he was on the administrative staff of the University of London, as well as working as a publisher's reader. Thereafter he worked independently as a literary adviser to various publishers, as a book reviewer, and as a writer and lecturer. He died on 2 October 2007 at the age of 86.

Jantzen Derrick     Jantzen Derrick       Origin/Culture/Country: British

Jantzen Derrick: is a former English football (soccer) striker.He started his career with Bristol City F.C., playing 259 matches and scoring 31 goals.

Kimberly Derrick     Kimberly Derrick       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kimberly Derrick: is an American short track speed skater. She competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics and has been named to the U.S. team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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