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Jimmy Forrest
James, Jim or Jimmy Forrest may refer to: Sports * James Forrest (rugby union) (born 1907), Scotland international rugby union player * James Forrest (baseball) (1897–1977), American baseball player * James Forrest (basketball) (born 1972), American basketball player * James Forrest (footballer, born 1991), Scottish footballer * James Forrest (footballer, born 1894), Scottish footballer * James Forrest (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1974), New Zealand cricketer * James Forrest (South African cricketer) (1921–2010), South African cricketer * Jim Forrest (curler), Scottish curler * Jim Forrest (footballer, born 1927) (1927–1992), Scottish footballer * Jim Forrest (footballer, born 1944), Scottish footballer * Jimmy Forrest (footballer) (1864–1925), Blackburn Rovers and England footballer Others * Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet (1780–1860), Lord Provost of Edinburgh * James Alexander Forrest (1905–1990), Australian lawyer, businessman and philanthropist * James Forrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Forrest (rugby Union)
James Forrest (3 February 1907 – 2 April 1981) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Glasgow Academicals. Provincial career He was capped for Glasgow District. International career He was capped three times for Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the .... References 1907 births 1981 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Glasgow Academicals rugby union players Glasgow District (rugby union) players Rugby union wings {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Forrest (footballer, Born 1944)
James Forrest (born 22 September 1944) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a striker for Rangers, Preston, Aberdeen and Hong Kong Rangers. Career Club Forrest was born in Glasgow, raised in the Townhead district of the city and signed for Rangers (the club he supported) as a schoolboy; he was sent for a short period to Drumchapel Amateurs for development. In coming into the first-team, he displaced Jimmy Millar as the successful early 1960s Rangers side was breaking up. He was known as a prolific goalscorer – in total scoring 145 goals in his 163 games for Rangers, his 50th goal for the club coming in his 45th appearance. He scored 57 goals in the 1964–65 season, just two short of Jimmy McGrory of Celtic who holds the record of most goals scored in a season in British football. Forrest holds the record for number of goals scored for Rangers in a League Cup match, scoring five in an 8–0 victory over Stirling Albion in August 1966. Other highli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Forrest (musician)
James Robert Forrest Jr. (January 24, 1920 – August 26, 1980) was an American jazz musician, who played tenor saxophone throughout his career. Forrest is known for his first solo recording of " Night Train". It reached No. 1 on the '' Billboard'' R&B chart in March 1952, and stayed at the top for seven weeks. "Hey Mrs. Jones" (No. 3 R&B) and "Bolo Blues" were his other hits. All were made for United Records, for which he recorded between 1951 and 1953; he recorded frequently as both a sideman and a bandleader. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Forrest played alongside Fate Marable as a young man. He was with Jay McShann in 1940-42 and with Andy Kirk from 1942 until 1948 when he joined Duke Ellington. During the early 1950s, Forrest led his own combos. He also played with Miles Davis, in early 1952 at The Barrel Club. After his solo career, he played in small combos with Harry "Sweets" Edison and Al Grey, as well as appearing with Count Basie. La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Forrest (engineer)
James Forrest (30 November 1825 – 2 March 1917) was Secretary of the Institution of Civil Engineers from 1856 to 1896. Forrest was born in Westminster, London. At the age of 17, in 1842, he became apprenticed to engineers Edward and John Manby before later moving on to work for Thomas Grainger. In 1850 he was contracted to assist Charles Manby Charles Manby, FRS FRSA (4 February 1804 – 31 July 1884) was Secretary of the Institution of Civil Engineers from November 1839 to 1856, and engineer of the first iron steamer to cross the English Channel. Fluent in French, he installed gas ... catalogue the library of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Forrest edited the library catalogue published in 1851. He was briefly Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society of Arts before returning to the Institution of Civil Engineers in June 1856 as Assistant Secretary. In 1859 he was made Secretary of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Forrest lived at 37 St. Michael's Grov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Forrest (actor)
James Forrest is an Australian actor who worked in Hollywood. He was a journalist before going into acting, his first film role being Australian film ''Dust in the Sun'' in 1958. Select credits *''Dust in the Sun'' (1958) * ''Sea Hunt'' (1961) – Season 4, Episode 27 *''Perry Mason (TV series)'': Season 5, Episode 6, The Case of the Meddling Medium (1961); Season 6, Episode 6, The Case of the Dodging Domino (1962); Season 7, Episode 8, The Case of the Floating Stones (1963). *''Nightmare in Wax'' (1969) *''McHale's Navy''--Season 1, Episode 26, as Lieutenant Crandall *''McHale's Navy ''McHale's Navy'' is an American sitcom starring Ernest Borgnine that aired 138 half-hour episodes over four seasons, from October 11, 1962, to April 12, 1966, on the ABC television network. The series was filmed in black and white and originate ...''--Season 3, Episode 2, as Lieutenant Crowder References External links * Year of birth missing Possibly living people Australian male film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Alexander Forrest
Sir James Alexander Forrest (born in Kerang, Victoria on 10 March 190 – deceased on 26 September 1990 in Malvern, Victoria) was an Australian lawyer, businessman and philanthropist. Biography Family James Alexander Forrest was the third of five children of Scottish-born parents John Forrest and Mary Forrest, née Gray. He married Mary Christina Armit (1913-1995), the granddaughter of Sir Edward Fancourt Mitchell, on 9 December 1939 (or 1935). They had three children: Alexander James "Alex" Forrest (1941-), an engineer; William John "Bill" Forrest (1944-), a solicitor; and Hugh David Forrest, an agricultural scientist. Education Forrest was educated at Caulfield Grammar School in Melbourne; he attended there from 1920 to 1922. In 1925, he started an articled clerk's course at the University of Melbourne; and, although this course of study did not lead to a law degree, it qualified the student as both a barrister and solicitor in Victoria. He was admitted to the Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet
Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet of Comiston FRSE (1780-1860) was a Scottish baronet and Whig politician who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1837–1843. The family crest is three oak trees. Forrest Road in Edinburgh is named in his honour. Life He was born in Edinburgh on 16 October 1780 the son of James Forrest WS (1744-1820) a lawyer (son of John Forrest (1704-1778) of Grange House in Edinburgh). His mother was Katharine Forrest, the only daughter of James Forrest of Comiston, cousin to his father.The Baronetage of Britain, John Debrett She died when he was two years old, and he inherited the large estate of Comiston House.The Gentleman’s Magazine vol 208 He attended the high school then studied law at the University of Edinburgh. He was created an advocate in 1803. He was elected Lord Provost of Edinburgh in 1837, succeeding Sir James Spittal. He was created a baronet in 1838 by Queen Victoria during his period as Lord Provost. In 1842 he was elected a Fellow of the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Forrest (footballer)
James Henry Forrest (24 June 1864 – 30 December 1925) was an English footballer whose career spanned the transition from amateurism to professionalism in English football in the 1880s and 1890s. He played most of his club career for Blackburn Rovers, whose early embracing of professionalism enabled them to become one of the major teams in English football, and with whom he appeared on the winning side in five FA Cup finals (a joint record). He was the first professional player to appear for England for whom he made eleven appearances, as a half-back. Playing career Blackburn Rovers Early days Forrest was born in Blackburn and began playing football at school. By the time he was twelve, he was captain of local side Imperial United. He was first spotted by Blackburn Rovers when playing for Witton in 1880. By now he had left school and was working as a tape sizer in the cotton trade. After moving on to play for King's Own Blackburn, he was eventually persuaded to join Rovers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Forrest (footballer, Born 1927)
James Forrest (31 March 1927 – 26 November 1992) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Motherwell (making over 300 appearances), Stenhousemuir and Scotland. He was born in Bothwell Bothwell is a conservation village in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Clyde, adjacent to Uddingston and Hamilton, east-south-east of Glasgow city centre. Description and history An ancie ....Jim Forrest MotherWELLnet References External links * * 1927 births 1992 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Forrest (baseball)
James Daniel Forrest (December 18, 1897 – April 22, 1977) was an American Negro league catcher between 1919 and 1921. A native of Orangeburg, South Carolina, Forrest played for the Lincoln Giants The Lincoln Giants were a Negro league baseball team based in New York City from 1911 through 1930. Founding The Lincoln Giants can trace their origins back to the Nebraska Indians, of Lincoln, Nebraska, from the 1890s. According to Sol White ... in 1919 and again in 1921. In his 11 recorded games, he posted 11 hits and five RBI in 44 plate appearances. Forrest died in 1977 at age 79. References External links *Baseball statistics and player information froBaseball-Reference Black Baseball StatsanSeamheads 1897 births 1977 deaths Place of death missing Lincoln Giants players Baseball catchers Baseball players from South Carolina People from Orangeburg, South Carolina 20th-century African-American sportspeople {{negro-league-baseball-catcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Forrest (curler)
Jim Forrest is a Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ... curler. He is a . Teams References External links * Living people Scottish male curlers European curling champions Scottish curling champions Year of birth missing (living people) {{Scotland-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Forrest (South African Cricketer)
James Forrest (14 December 1921 – 4 July 2010) was a South African cricketer. He played one first-class match for Transvaal Transvaal is a historical geographic term associated with land north of (''i.e.'', beyond) the Vaal River in South Africa. A number of states and administrative divisions have carried the name Transvaal. * South African Republic (1856–1902; af, ... in 1952/53. References External links * 1921 births 2010 deaths South African cricketers Gauteng cricketers Cricketers from Ipswich Suffolk cricketers {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
