The names of some famous persons by the name
Alvis (or its variants) are:
Max Alvis, born on 2 February, a famous baseballer. Max Alvis's background: A former Major League Baseball third baseman who played with the Cleveland Indians (1962-69) and Milwaukee Brewers (1970). He batted and threw right-handed. Alvis became the everyday third baseman for the Indians in 1963. He enjoyed single-season career-high numbers in batting average (.274), RBI (67), runs (81), hits (165), doubles (32) and triples (7). He added 22 home runs (also a personal high), and appeared to be on his way to stardom, but a bout with spinal meningitis disabled him for six weeks in 1964 (a season in which he hit 18 homers in only 381 at-bats). He recovered but was never the same ballplayer.
Alvis Whitted, born on 4 September, a famous footballer. Alvis Whitted's background: An American football player who is a free agent. He played two years as a wide receiver at Orange High School in Hillsborough, North Carolina and was also a standout in track and field and was state champion as a senior in the 100 and 200 meters. Played his college football at North Carolina State University. Notable for participating in the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials, where he finished sixth place in the 200 Meters, running against Michael Johnson and Carl Lewis. He was picked in the 1998 NFL Draft, being drafted in the seventh round by the Jacksonville Jaguars where he played until he was picked up by the Atlanta Falcons in 2002 but he did not make the team. Unfortunately, his tenure with the Jaguars will always be remembered by their fans by his dropped pass in the 1999-2000 AFC Championship Game.
Alvis Al Woods, born on 8 August, a famous baseballer. Alvis Al Woods's background: A former left fielder who played in Major League Baseball between 1977 and 1986. He batted and threw left-handed. Woods reached the Majors in 1977 with the Toronto Blue Jays, spending six years with them before moving to the Minnesota Twins in 1986. In his rookie season he became the sixth player in American League history to hit a home run on the first Major League pitch he ever saw. He ended the 1977 season with a.284 batting average in 122 games as the regular Blue Jays left fielder. He enjoyed a good season in 1979, appearing a career-high 132 games while hitting.278 with 33 extra-bases. In 1980, he recorded career-numbers in average (.300), home runs (15) and RBI (47). The next two years he shared outfield duties with George Bell, Lloyd Moseby, Garth Iorg and Barry Bonnell, and also saw action as a designated hitter.
Meaning of name Alvis
