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2 unusual facts about Rigney


Duchy of Athens

Of Burgundian origin, the dukes of the petty lordly family from La Roche renewed the ancient city of Plato and Aristotle as a courtly European capital of chivalry.

Otto de la Roche

Otto (or Othon) de la Roche (died before 1234) was a Burgundian nobleman from the castle of La Roche-sur-l'Ognon, in the Franche-Comté commune of Rigney, Doubs.


Bill Rigney

Returning to the field the next year, Rigney and led the Minnesota Twins to the 1970 AL West championship before being replaced midway through the 1972 season.

After serving as a scout for the Padres and Angels (1973–74), Rigney had a second managerial stint with the Giants in 1976.

Deaf Side Story

Author Mark Rigney of Deaf Side Story Deaf Sharks, Hearing Jets and a Classic American Musical, nominated for a Pushcart Prize, portrays the progress of the production of the musical.

Dorothy Comiskey Rigney

Rigney, wife of former White Sox pitcher and executive Johnny Rigney, was the eldest grandchild of Charles Comiskey and inherited control of the White Sox upon the death of her mother, Grace Comiskey.

Jackson A. Rigney

Jackson Ashcroft Rigney was born in 1913 in La Mesa, New Mexico.


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