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Earl Jones (football Coach)
Earl Jones may refer to: *Earl Jones (athlete) (born 1964), American runner *Earl Jones (basketball) Earl Amasa Jones (born January 13, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks. Early years Jones attended Mount Hope High School for three seasons, where he led the s ... (born 1961), American basketball player * Earl Jones (politician), former member of the North Carolina legislature * Earl Jones (investment advisor) (born 1942), Canadian who pleaded guilty to perpetrating a Ponzi scheme * Earl Jones (pitcher) (1919–1989), Major League Baseball player * Earl Jones (American football) (born 1957), American football cornerback * Earl Jones (third baseman) (fl. 1937), American baseball player {{hndis, Jones, Earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Jones (athlete)
Earl Jones (born July 17, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former middle distance runner who won an 800 meters bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He finished third behind Joaquim Cruz and Sebastian Coe with a time of 1:43.83 minutes. Earlier that summer at the U.S. Olympic Trials, Jones won the 800 meters, just barely nudging out Johnny Gray as both men ran a time of 1:43.74, beating Rick Wohlhuter's American Record. In 1985, Jones won the 800 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championship (in 1:45.12) and in 1986 he further improved his personal best to 1:43.62 minutes at a meeting in Zurich. In 1986 Jones joined the sub 4:00 mile club with a 3:58.76 record mile at Westwood in May. Jones attended Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University (EMU, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern), is a public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School, the school was the fourth normal school establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Jones (basketball)
Earl Amasa Jones (born January 13, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks. Early years Jones attended Mount Hope High School for three seasons, where he led the school to 63 wins in 72 games and the 1978 West Virginia Class AA championship game, while he averaged 28 points. But he struggled outside of the basketball court and at one point as a junior, missed 63 consecutive days of school. As a senior, he was convinced by William Robinson (who had become his legal guardian), to transfer to Spingarn High School, where he had to go through a legal process over his eligibility. He averaged 20 points and 15 rebounds per game, while leading the team to a city championship. He was considered an elite basketball prospect and one of the best players in the nation, but his low grades (2.1 grade average) limited the offers he received from NCAA Division I schools. College career Jones enrolled at Divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Jones (politician)
Earl Jones (born July 20, 1949) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 60th House district. First elected in November 2002, he took office in January 2003. In 2010, he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Marcus Brandon. His term ended in January 2011. He ran in the HD-60 Democratic primary in 2014, but was defeated by Cecil Brockman. Jones is a lawyer, publisher & newspaper owner from Greensboro, North Carolina. He owns and publishes the Greensboro Times, which focuses on the African-American perspective, and cofounded Greensboro's International Civil Rights Center and Museum The International Civil Rights Center & Museum (ICRCM) is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Its building formerly housed the Woolworth's, the site of a non-violent protest in the civil rights movement. Four students from Nort .... Jones previously served on Greensboro's City Council for eighteen years, and served as legal couns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Jones (investment Advisor)
Bertram Earl Jones (born June 24, 1942) is a Canadian unlicensed investment adviser who pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme that CBC News has reported cost his victims "a conservative estimate of about $51.3 million taken between 1982 and 2009". After pleading guilty to two charges of fraud in 2010, he was sentenced to 11 years in prison. After serving four years of his sentence, Jones was released on March 20, 2014. Early life Jones was born in Montreal on June 24, 1942, and was raised in the neighbourhood of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. In his twenties, he worked at Montreal Trust Company, where he was trained in handling estate planning and wills. Beginning around 1979, he started his own investment advising business, though he did not register as a financial adviser with any securities regulator. Ponzi scheme The ''Montreal Gazette'' reported Jones promised modest, steady returns on investment similar to the scheme by American fraudster Bernard Madoff. However, Jones never inve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Jones (pitcher)
Earl Leslie "Lefty" Jones (June 11, 1919 – January 24, 1989) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers. A charter member of the American League (AL), the Brewers moved to St. Louis, Missouri, after the 1901 season, where they ... in . External links 1919 births 1989 deaths St. Louis Browns players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from California Beaver Falls Bees players Fresno Cardinals players Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers players Oakland Oaks (baseball) players San Diego Padres (minor league) players Springfield Browns players Toledo Mud Hens players Visalia Cubs players Youngstown Browns players Bisbee Bees players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Jones (American Football)
Darrel Earl Jones (born July 19, 1957) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 3rd round of the 1980 NFL Draft. Jones played college football at Norfolk State Norfolk State University (NSU) is a public historically black university in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Virginia High-Tech Partnership. History The institution was founded on September 18, 1935 .... References Living people 1957 births Norfolk State Spartans football players Atlanta Falcons players Players of American football from Tuscaloosa, Alabama {{defensiveback-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |