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Jim Thomas (activist)
Jim Thomas may refer to: *Jim Thomas (basketball) (born 1960), American basketball player * Jim Thomas (executive) (born 1959), American businessman * Jim Thomas (gridiron football) (1938–2015), running back who played nine seasons in the Canadian Football League * Jim Thomas (poet) (1930–2009), Romanian poet *Jim Thomas (screenwriter), American screenwriter *Jim Thomas (tennis) (born 1974), American tennis player * Jim Thomas (computer scientist) (1946–2010), American computer scientist *Jimmy Thomas (American football) James Thomas Jr. (August 17, 1947 – June 6, 2017) was a professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played five seasons for the San Francisco 49ers. His brothers Earl Thomas Earl Winty Thomas III ... (1947–2017), National Football League running back See also * James Thomas (other) {{hndis, Thomas, Jim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Thomas (basketball)
James Edward Thomas (born October 19, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'3", shooting guard. High school Thomas played competitively at Nova High School, in Davie, Florida. College career Thomas played college basketball at Indiana University, from 1979–1983. While playing for head coach Bobby Knight at Indiana, he was the sixth man on the 1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, 1981 national championship team, and also made the 1981 Final Four All Tournament Team, after grabbing nine rebounds off the bench, in place of foul-plagued starter Ted Kitchel, in the 63–50 title game win over North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball, North Carolina. Professional career Thomas played professionally in the NBA, with the Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, L.A. Clippers, and Minnesota Timberwolves, from 1983–1990. He also played with several teams in the Continental Basketball Association, CBA including the Omaha Racers w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Thomas (executive)
James W. Thomas or Jim Thomas is an American business executive who held key positions at Rivian Automotive and MapQuest. He is known for managing the initial public offering of MapQuest. Early life Thomas graduated from Florida Institute of Technology with a bachelor degree in mathematics in 1972 and received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Career In 1995, he assisted with the startup of MapQuest. He became the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and helped MapQuest become a leading internet mapping company. In 1999, he managed the initial public offering of MapQuest on the Nasdaq and sale to AOL, which was completed in 2000. In 2010, he joined Avera Motors shortly after foundation and became the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Avera Motors became Rivian, and he became the Vice President of Corporate Development. In 2011, he was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement in Tech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Thomas (gridiron Football)
Jim "Long Gone" Thomas (December 18, 1938 – October 4, 2015) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played professionally as a running back for nine seasons in the Canadian Football League CFL) with the Edmonton Eskimos. Thomas ran for 6,161 yards in his CFL career and was a two-time CFL All-Star. He signed to the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in 1970 for a five-game trial, but returned to Edmonton. Thomas holds the record for the three longest rushing touchdowns in Eskimos history—a 104-yard run on October 9, 1965 against the BC Lions, a 100-yard run on August 2, 1966 against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and a 97-yard run on September 4, 1964 against the Ottawa Rough Riders. Thomas attended R. E. Hunt High School in Columbus, Mississippi, a segregated school for blacks only. He attended college at Mississippi Industrial College in Holly Springs, Mississippi. After his playing career was over, Thomas earned a master's degree from Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Thomas (poet)
Jim Thomas (1930–February 2009) was an American poet, and professor at Truman State University, from 1964 to 1994. He served in the United States Army in the Korean War, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard. Works *''Seed Time, Harvest Time'', Thomas Jefferson University Press, 1990, *''Brief Tracks'', Truman State University Press, 2009, References External links"Dr. Nick Knight Shares Poetry Created by Jim Thomas" ''PoetSpeak'', April 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Jim American male poets 1930 births 2009 deaths Truman State University faculty United States Army personnel of the Korean War 20th-century American poets 20th-century American male writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Thomas (screenwriter)
James E. Thomas is an American screenwriter based in California. With his brother John Thomas, he wrote and/or was substantially involved with the screenplays of several films - including ''Predator'' (1987) and ''Predator 2'' (1990), ''Executive Decision'' (1996), ''Wild Wild West'' (1999), '' Behind Enemy Lines'' (2001) and the TV series ''Hard Time on Planet Earth''. Early life Born in Needles, California and raised in Bakersfield, Jim worked as lifeguard, teacher, ditch digger and carpenter, attended law school and worked as a grip and soundman in low-budget features. Writing In 1983, he had the idea that would become ''Predator'' and asked his brother for help in developing a script. Thomas and his brother took inspiration from a joke circulating Hollywood concerning the ''Rocky'' franchise and its lead character, and wrote a screenplay based on it. It was originally titled ''Hunter''. The script was picked up by 20th Century Fox in 1985, and turned over to producer Joel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Thomas (tennis)
Jim Thomas (born September 24, 1974) is an American former professional tennis player. His highest ATP world singles ranking was number 288, which he reached on November 2, 1998. His career high in doubles was at 29, set on August 21, 2006. He retired following the 2008 season. Biography Thomas began playing tennis at age three and is the youngest of six children (four brothers, one sister). He has 16 nephews and nieces and considers his parents most inspirational people in his life. His father is a doctor and his mother is a teacher. Favourite players he enjoyed watching while growing up were John McEnroe and Boris Becker. Jim played four years at Stanford University from 1992 to 1996 and earned a degree in American Studies before turning pro. He also earned All-American honours during his senior year and was a member of NCAA team champions in 1995–96. Thomas is interested in national and international politics. He is involved with Victory Gallop in Bath, Ohio, an equest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Thomas (computer Scientist)
James Thomas (March 26, 1946 – August 6, 2010) was an American computer scientist in the field of visualization. He spent much of his career at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Life James Joseph Thomas was born March 26, 1946 in Spokane, Washington. He majored in mathematics at Eastern Washington University Eastern Washington University (EWU) is a public university in Cheney, Washington. It also offers programs at a campus in EWU Spokane at the Riverpoint Campus and other campus locations throughout the state. Founded in 1882, the university is ..., and received a master's degree from Washington State University in computer science. His professional career started at General Motors, where he worked in the area of computer-aided graphics and design soon after graduate school in early 1970s. He later returned to his home state to join the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest Laboratory (later renamed Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Thomas (American Football)
James Thomas Jr. (August 17, 1947 – June 6, 2017) was a professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played five seasons for the San Francisco 49ers. His brothers Earl Thomas Earl Winty Thomas III (born May 7, 1989) is an American former football free safety who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. During his time with the Sea ... and Mike Thomas also played in the National Football League. References 1947 births 2017 deaths Players of American football from Greenville, Texas American football running backs Texas–Arlington Mavericks football players San Francisco 49ers players {{runningback-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |