Jack Thornton

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20041581

Description

Jack Thornton is the giant of the Texas Wesleyan University basketball team. He stands six-foot-five-inches and plays both Center and Forward. He is being moved up to the first team, where his chief duties will be taking the ball of the backboards and working it up the floor. He is shown dribbling the basketball with his right hand. Thornton is dressed in a basketball uniform with number 99 on the front, striped knee high socks, and kneepads.

Archival Date

1939-12-14

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1081

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Thornton, Jack; Texas Wesleyan University; Basketball; Basketballs; Basketball players