Robert Randall

Bob Randall may refer to:

Robert Randall may refer to:

Bob Randall (Aboriginal Australian elder)

Robert James "Bob" Randall (c.1934 – 13 May 2015) was an Aboriginal Australian elder, singer and community leader. He was a member of the Stolen Generations and became an elder of the Yankunytjatjara people from Central Australia. He was the 1999 NAIDOC Person of the Year. His 1970 song, "My Brown Skin Baby They Take Him Away," is described as an "anthem" for the Stolen Generations. He was known by the honorific "Tjilpi", a word meaning old man that is often translated as uncle. He lived in Mutitjulu, the Aboriginal community at Uluru in the Northwest Territory of Australia. He tells the story of his life and his spiritual journey in this hour long interview: http://portraitsinfaith.org/uncle-bob-randall/ .

Early life

Randall was born around 1934 at Middleton Pond on Tempe Downs Station in the Central Desert region of the Northern Territory, Australia. His mother, Tanguawa, was a maid at the station and his father, Bill Liddle, was the owner of the station.

Bob Randall (baseball)

Robert Lee Randall (born June 10, 1948) is a former professional baseball second baseman. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball from 1976 until 1980, all for the Minnesota Twins.

Randall was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in three separate drafts: 1966, 1968, and finally the 2nd round in 1969, after which he signed. For the next five and a half years, he worked his way through the Dodgers' farm system, never playing at the major league level. Then, he got his first break, being traded to the Twins in exchange for reserve outfielder Danny Walton.

Randall's second, and even more important, break was the Twins' decision to move future Hall of Famer Rod Carew to first base, opening up second base for Randall, who beat out Jerry Terrell for the job in spring training. Randall capitalized on the opportunity, batting .267 in 153 games in 1976 while finishing 4th in the American League in sacrifice hits.

That turned out to be the high mark of Randall's career. He spent the next two seasons splitting time at second base with Rob Wilfong, losing the starting job to the lefty-hitting Wilfong entirely in 1979. The following spring, he was released by the Twins, but was re-signed in May. He played in just five games in the majors in 1980, going 3-for-15, before being released, and Randall retired soon afterwards.