Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3 1926) is an American singer of popular music, standards and jazz. After having achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1950s and early 1960s, his career suffered an extended downturn during the height of the rock music era. Bennett staged a remarkable comeback, however, in the late 1980s and 1990s, expanding his audience to a younger generation while keeping his musical style intact. He remains a popular and critically praised recording artist and concert performer in the 2000s.
Bennett is also a serious and accomplished painter.
Anthony (Tony) Guy Bennett (born June 1 1969 in Green Bay, Wisconsin) is a retired American professional basketball player and currently the men's basketball coach at Washington State University.
Bennett, a point guard, played for his father Dick Bennett at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay following his high school career at Preble High School. While there, the Bennetts led the Phoenix to an NCAA Tournament berth and two appearances in the NIT. During his time there, the Phoenix had record of 87–34 (.719) en route to Tony being named conference player of the year twice. Tony won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award given to the nation's most outstanding senior under six-feet tall and was named the 1992 GTE Academic All-American of the year. He also started for a bronze-medal winning 1991 Pan-American Games team led by Gene Keady. He finished his collegiate career as the Mid-Continent Conference's all-time leader in points (2,285) and assists (601). He still ranks as the NCAA's all-time leader in 3-point percentage (.497).
Bennett went on to be picked 35th overall in the 1992 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. He spent three seasons (1992–1995) with the Hornets before a foot injury abruptly ended his NBA career. He also played 10 games for the Sydney Kings in the Australian National Basketball League season in 1997.
Bennett inherited the position of Head Coach at Washington State University when his father retired after the 2005–06 NCAA season.
Tony Bennett led the 2006–07 Cougar Basketball team to a 26–8 (13–5 Pac-10, second place) record and the second round of the NCAA tournament. Bennett tied the WSU school record for wins and led the school to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1994. He also led the school to its highest ever ranking in the AP Poll at 9th nationally and 11th in the ESPN/USA Today (Coaches) Poll.
On March 28, 2007 Bennett agreed to a three year extension to his current five year deal, taking his contract with WSU until at least the 2013–2014 season, as well as raising his salary to at least $800,000 a year, the largest contract given to a coach of any sport at Washington State University.
On March 30, 2007, Bennett was named the AP college basketball Coach of the Year. He is only the second rookie head coach to receive this honor.
Bennett also won the prestigious Naismith College Coach of the Year award after the 2006–07 season along with the Pac-10 Coach of the Year. Overall, Bennett has won more end-of-the-season Coach of the Year awards after a single season than any other coach in Pac-10 history other than John Wooden (Tony Bennett has won more awards in Pac-10 history, as Wooden won his when the league was still called the Pacific 8 Conference).
Tony Lydell Bennett (born July 1, 1967 in Alligator, Mississippi) is a former professional American football linebacker. He was a first-round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers out of the University of Mississippi in the 1990 NFL Draft. He retired fourth on the Packers' all-time sacks list. Bennett is the uncle of former Minnesota Viking and current Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Michael Bennett. He finished his pro career with the Indianapolis Colts.
