Jack Thornton (basketball)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Leon Junction, Texas | August 31, 1914
Died | December 13, 2007 Fort Worth, Texas | (aged 93)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Gatesville (Gatesville, Texas) |
College | Texas Wesleyan (1938–1941) |
Position | Forward / Center |
Career history | |
1938 | Hammond Ciesar All-Americans |
1941 | Sheboygan Red Skins |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jack Thornton (August 31, 1914 – December 13, 2007) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Hammond Ciesar All-Americans in one game and for the Sheboygan Red Skins in two games.[2] Thornton scored five total points.[2]
References
- ^ "Jack Thornton". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Jack Thornton NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
Categories:
- 1914 births
- 2007 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- American military personnel of World War II
- Basketball players from Texas
- Centers (basketball)
- Forwards (basketball)
- Hammond Ciesar All-Americans players
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- High school football coaches in the United States
- Sheboygan Red Skins players
- Texas Wesleyan Rams men's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs