Sam & Mark
Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes, known collectively as Sam & Mark, or simply Smark, are an English popular music and television presenting duo. They previously competed on the second series of Pop Idol in 2003, where they finished third and second, respectively, behind winner Michelle McManus. Since then, Sam & Mark have had a successful career as TV presenters, hosting various BBC programmes such as TMi, Top of the Pops Reloaded and Copycats. Also they presented, and still do, a show called Sam and Marks' Guide To Dodging Disaster.
History
Music
After Pop Idol, they decided to form a duet and signed with Simon Fuller, the man behind the Spice Girls' fame. They quickly released as a single a cover of The Beatles' song "With a Little Help from My Friends", released on Fuller's label 'S'. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at #1. The follow-up single "The Sun Has Come Your Way" released by UMTV, only reached Number 19 in the charts. Consequently, the pair were dropped from their record label.
Sam Mark
Sam Mark (born Markelevitch in Fall River, Massachusetts) is a former United States soccer club owner. During the 1920s and early 1930s he was the owner of Fall River Marksmen, one of the era’s most successful teams. Mark’s continued to own the team after it relocated and became the New York Yankees and then New Bedford Whalers. He also briefly owned Boston Wonder Workers. He had played guard for the Massachusetts American Legion basketball team.
Career
Fall River Marksmen
Mark initially established himself as a basketball and baseball promoter in Massachusetts and as well as owning several soccer clubs he also owned a semi-professional baseball team. He was not originally a soccer fan but was aware of the large crowds that Fall River Rovers attracted. In 1922 he took over Fall River United of the American Soccer League and renamed them Fall River Marksmen. Mark’s was willing to invest in the club and one of his first moves was to build Mark's Stadium in North Tiverton, Rhode Island. Because the stadium was just over the Massachusetts border, the club was able to get round the state’s Blue Laws and play on a Sunday. It is also one of the earliest examples of a soccer-specific stadium in the United States.
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