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Jack Smith (rugby League)
Jack Smith may refer to: In sport * Jack Smith (Port Vale), footballer in 1892–1895 * Jack Smith (footballer, born 1882) (1882 – after 1911), English player with Wolverhampton Wanderers and others * Jack Smith (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1946), Scottish player with Bolton Wanderers *Jack Smith (footballer, born 1898) (1898–1977), English international footballer * Jack Smith (footballer, born 1901), English footballer for Bradford City and Blackburn Rovers * Jack Smith (footballer, born 1910) (1910–1986), English player with Sheffield United * Jack Smith (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1975), Welsh player with Wolves; manager of West Bromwich Albion and Reading * Jack Smith (footballer, born 1915) (1915–1975), English player with Manchester United * Jack Smith (footballer, born 1936) (1936–2008), English player with Swindon Town *Jack Smith (footballer, born 1983), English player *Jack Smith (footballer, born 1994), Scottish player * Jack Smith (footballer, born 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Smith (Port Vale)
John W. Smith was a 19th-century footballer. Career Smith joined Burslem Port Vale in June 1892 and made his debut at left-half in a 4–0 defeat at Sheffield United on 17 December 1892. He was a regular in the side from September 1893, but his career ground to halt on New Years Day 1894 as he injured an ankle in a 3–1 defeat at Middlesbrough Ironopolis Middlesbrough Ironopolis Football Club was a football club based in Middlesbrough, England. Although it was only in existence for five years, the club won three Northern League titles, two cup competitions and once reached the FA Cup quarter-f .... He played few games from then until his release in the summer of 1895. Career statistics Source: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Jack Year of birth missing Year of death missing English men's footballers Men's association football wing halves Port Vale F.C. players English Football League players Place of birth missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Smith (American Racing Driver, Born 1924)
Jack Thomas Smith (May 24, 1924 - October 17, 2001) was an American stock car racer. He raced in the first NASCAR race, in 1949, and is a member of the NMPA Hall of Fame in Darlington, South Carolina. Biography Smith was born in Metropolis, Illinois and then moved to Georgia when he was two years old, settling in Roswell, Georgia. Jack got his start in the automotive industry by working in his father shop at a young age. Jack worked at a service station in the 1940's near Roswell. He began racing against local bootleggers on rough dirt tracks and asphalt superspeedways, and across fields. He began racing in 1947 after building a car. He made his debut in NASCAR's first race, in 1949 at the Charlotte Speedway, and finished 13th. At the 1958 Southern 500 at Darlington, Jack trailed a car blowing up and getting caught in the oil, his car started tumble, flipping his car five times and rolling into the parking lot, after a doctor checked him out, he came out un-injured and drove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smilin' Jack Smith
Jack Ward Smith (November 16, 1913 – July 3, 2006), known as Smilin' Jack Smith, was an American crooner, radio host and actor. Born in Seattle, Washington, United States, by 1933 Smith was in a singing trio, The Three Ambassadors. In 1939, he became a solo crooner with a voice described as a "strong baritone with a tenor lilt"; he was billed as "The Singer with a Smile in His Voice."Reinehr, Robert C. and Swartz, Jon D. (2008). ''The A to Z of Old-Time Radio''. Scarecrow Press, Inc. . p. 138. He also sang with the Phil Harris Orchestra, recording "Here It is Only Monday". Establishing a radio program, ''The Jack Smith Show'', in 1945, he went on to host such guests as Dinah Shore, Margaret Whiting, John Serry Sr. and Ginny Simms. In a 1945 poll of radio critics by ''Motion Picture Daily'', Smith was voted radio's "most promising star of tomorrow." Following a guest appearance in the musical film ''Make Believe Ballroom'' (1949), Smith was offered the second lead in Warner B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Martin Smith
Jack Martin Smith (January 2, 1911 - November 7, 1993) was a highly successful Hollywood art director with over 130 films to his credit and nine Academy Award nominations which ultimately yielded three Oscars. Career MGM He made his debut in 1937 and two years later found himself working as a production designer on '' The Wizard of Oz''. Smith spent most of his working life at MGM where he worked on such films as '' Easter Parade'' (1948), '' On the Town'' (1949), and the 1951 version of ''Show Boat''. His first Oscar nomination came in 1949 for his work on Vincente Minnelli's adaptation of ''Madame Bovary''. 20th Century Fox Later, he moved to 20th Century Fox, where he was one of the art directors on the 1956 film version of ''Carousel''. Other big productions to bear his name there include '' Peyton Place'' (1957), ''Return to Peyton Place'' (1961), ''Cleopatra'' (1963, his first Oscar win), ''Von Ryan's Express'' (1965), the science fiction epic ''Fantastic Voyage'' (1966, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whispering Jack Smith
Jack Smith (born Jacob Schmidt, May 30, 1896 – May 13, 1950), known as "Whispering" Jack Smith, was an American baritone singer who was a popular radio and recording artist. He was at his most popular during the 1920s and 1930s, making a brief comeback in the late 1940s.Liner notes ''Charleston: Great Stars of the 1920s'' CD:PPCD 78132 He made occasional film appearances. Life Smith was born in The Bronx, New York, the youngest son of Charles Henry Schmidt and Anna Staab. On his World War I Draft Registration Card (dated June 5, 1917 at a precinct in the Bronx, NYC) he gave his name as "Jacob J Schmidt", his date of birth as May 30, 1896 and his age as 21 years. He was a "Theatrical singer" employed by "McLaughlin Agency, Pgh, Pa"; and for Where Employed wrote "Traveling in Theatres" ic His mother was his only dependent. He was single and Caucasian. The Registrar recorded him as "Tall" of "Medium" (build) with "Blue" (eyes) and "Brown" (hair), but "No" (to Visible Scars?). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Smith (wheelchair Rugby)
Jack Dalziel Smith (born 19 June 1991) in Stockton-on-Tees is a British wheelchair rugby athlete and member of the Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team where the team won the final on the 29th August 2021 and received gold medals. He was chosen to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. Biography In 2008, at age 16, Jack was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma. A few weeks after this diagnosis, while playing rugby for Billingham RUFC he was injured in a ruck incident. Jack sustained a fracture-dislocation of several vertebrae and spinal cord compression, which resulted in paralysis from the chest down. He had spinal surgery at North Tees Hospital and spent three months’ rehab at James Cook University Hospital spinal unit. Just over a year later and Jack was back playing rugby, only this time in a wheelchair. He took up the sport in 2009 at the North East Bulls club, the region's only wheelchair team. Jack moved on to Leicester Tigers Wheelch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Smith (speedway Rider)
Jack Andrew Smith (born 17 December 1998) is a speedway rider from England. Career He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Swindon Robins in the SGB Premiership 2018. He rode for Glasgow Tigers in the SGB Championship 2021. In 2023, he signed for Belle Vue Colts The Belle Vue Colts are the junior youth development team of the Belle Vue Aces, one of the World's most famous motorcycle speedway team, based in Manchester in the northwest of England. History Belle Vue first operated a reserve team during the ... for the 2023 NDL season, it was his sixth consecutive season with the Colts. References 1998 births Living people British speedway riders Belle Vue Colts riders Glasgow Tigers riders {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Smith (coach)
John Archer Smith is a former coach for Hofstra University's football, baseball and basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ... programs. Smith earned 179 wins as the baseball coach for Hofstra, the most in the program's history, with a win percentage of .560. Head coaching record Football References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Hofstra Pride athletic directors Hofstra Pride baseball coaches Hofstra Pride football coaches Hofstra Pride men's basketball coaches {{1940s-collegefootball-coach-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Smith (third Baseman)
The Detroit Tigers replacement players represented the Detroit Tigers on May 18, 1912. On May 15, 1912, Detroit star Ty Cobb was taunted in New York by a fan named Claude Lueker. According to several accounts, Lueker triggered Cobb's anger by calling him "a half nigger". According to another version, Lueker also yelled at Cobb, "your sisters screw niggers" and "your mother is a whore." Cobb leapt into the stands where he assaulted the Lueker. Lueker was unable to defend himself, having lost one complete hand and three fingers from the other hand in an industrial accident. When fans yelled at Cobb that the man had no hands, Cobb shouted back, "I don't care if he has no feet!" American League president Ban Johnson responded by suspending Cobb indefinitely. Cobb's teammates voted to strike, declaring that they would not take the field again until Cobb was reinstated. It was the first strike in baseball history. Johnson refused to back down and told Detroit owner Frank Navin that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Smith (pitcher)
Jack Hatfield Smith (November 15, 1935 – April 7, 2021) was an American professional baseball player. The native of Pikeville, Kentucky, was a right-handed pitcher who worked in 34 Major League Baseball (MLB) games (all in relief) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves between 1962 and 1964. He was listed as tall and . Smith signed with the Dodgers in 1955 and rose slowly through their farm system until 1961, when he led the Double-A Southern Association in earned run average (2.09). The following season, he won 17 of 24 decisions in the Triple-A American Association and was named the league's Most Valuable Player. When MLB rosters expanded on September 1, 1962, Smith was added to the Dodgers' pitching staff for the stretch run as they fought furiously for the National League pennant with the San Francisco Giants. With the two teams deadlocked at the end of the regular season, they played a best-of-three tie-breaker series to decide the championship. Smith worke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Smith (outfielder)
Jack Smith (June 23, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1915–1926) and Boston Braves (1926–1929). Smith batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Chicago. In a 15-season career, Smith posted a .287 batting average (1301-for-4532) with 783 runs, 40 home runs, 382 RBI and 228 stolen bases in 1406 games played. Smith died in Westchester, Illinois, at the age of 76. Best season * (1922): .310, 117 runs, 46 RBI, 158 hits, 23 doubles, 12 triples, 8 home runs Highlights *Collected 228 stolen bases *6-times stole 20 or more bases (a career-high 32 in 1923) *Posted six .300 seasons (four straight, in 1920-23) *Had five straight hits as a pinch-hitter (1917) *Led National League with nine pinch-hits (1928) *As a right fielder, made an unassisted double play (August 25, 1925) See also *List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders In baseball statistics, a stolen base is credited to a baserun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Smith (Australian Cricketer)
Jack Smith (born 22 May 1977) is an Australian cricketer. He played in four first-class and four List A matches for South Australia in 2004. Smith made his first class cricket debut in 2004, South Australia vs Victoria. This initiated Smith's professional domestic career. See also * List of South Australian representative cricketers This is a list of cricketers who have represented South Australia in either a first-class, List A or Twenty20 match. South Australia's inaugural first-class match commenced on 10 November 1877, against Tasmania at the Adelaide Oval, its first ... References External links * 1977 births Living people Australian cricketers South Australia cricketers Cricketers from Adelaide {{Australia-cricket-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
