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Jack Thornton (golfer)
Jack Thornton may refer to: * Jack Thornton, prospector of Jolly Jack's Lost Mine * Jack Thornton (baseball), American Negro league first baseman * Jack Thornton (basketball), American basketball player * Jack Thornton (rugby league), Australian rugby league player See also * John Thornton (other) {{hndis, Thornton, Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolly Jack's Lost Mine
Jolly Jack's Lost Mine is a legend about a hidden placer mine supposed to be located in the Boundary Country of British Columbia. The mine has been written about by local historians and various magazines. Many have searched for the lost placer mine of Jolly Jack. It is a local legend in the Boundary Country. Legend A prospector named Jack Thornton had been prospecting many creeks around the city of Greenwood, British Columbia. Jack Thornton was also known as "Jolly Jack" and had been in the US Navy at one time. Thornton lived in a cabin located near Boundary Creek. Thornton discovered a source of placer gold somewhere near Greenwood around 1900. The gold discovered was coarse and heavy with nuggets weighing an ounce. This gold was red and heavily oxidized like dark copper. Thornton never revealed the location of the source of his placer gold. In 1967, May Jones, one of Thornton's surviving daughters left an account at the Greenwood Museum. May states "My mother told me tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Thornton (baseball)
Roy Jack Thornton (November 29, 1909 – November 4, 2002), born "Roy Lee Thornton", was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1930s. A native of Athens, Georgia, Thornton attended Morris Brown College and Atlanta University. He played for the Atlanta Black Crackers in 1932 and again in 1937. Thornton died in Chicago, Illinois Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ... in 2002 at age 92. References External links anSeamheads 1909 births 2002 deaths Atlanta Black Crackers players Baseball players from Athens, Georgia Baseball players from Chicago {{negro-league-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Thornton (basketball)
Jack Thornton (August 31, 1914 – December 13, 2007) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Hammond Ciesar All-Americans in one game and for the Sheboygan Red Skins The Sheboygan Red Skins (or Redskins) were a professional basketball team based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which was an original National Basketball Association franchise during the 1949–50 NBA season, 1949–50 season. History Overview The Re ... in two games. Thornton scored five total points. References 1914 births 2007 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players from Texas Centers (basketball) Forwards (basketball) Hammond Ciesar All-Americans players High school basketball coaches in Texas High school football coaches in Texas People from Gatesville, Texas Sheboygan Red Skins players Texas Wesleyan Rams men's basketball players United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II 20th-century American sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Thornton (rugby League)
John Phillip Thornton (14 August 1905 4 October 1996) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s for Newtown in the NSWRL competition. Playing career Thornton made his first grade debut in Round 6 1929 against University at Marrickville Oval. Newtown would go on to reach the 1929 grand final against South Sydney but Thornton was not selected to play in the game. In 1930, Thornton was selected to play for Metropolis, the earlier version of what is now known as the NSW City team. In 1933, Thornton played for Newtown in the 1933 NSWRL grand final against St George at the Sydney Sports Ground The Sydney Sports Ground No. 1 was a stadium and dirt track racing venue in Sydney, New South Wales. The ground was located where the car park of the Sydney Football Stadium (SFS) currently sits. The ground had two main grandstands and was sur .... Newtown would win the match 18-5 claiming its second premiership. Thornton retired during the 1934 sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |