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James Poole (explorer)
James or Jim Poole may refer to: *James Poole (painter), (Birmingham 1804-Sheffield 1886), English painter *Jim Poole (first baseman) (James Ralph Poole, 1895–1975), American baseball player * Jim Poole (American football) (1915–1994), American football player * James Richard Poole (born 1932), American badminton player *Jim Poole (pitcher) James Richard Poole (April 28, 1966 – October 6, 2023) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who was a relief pitcher from through . He appeared in the 1995 World Series with the Cleveland Indians. He was a member of the Uni ... (James Richard Poole, born 1966), American baseball player * James Poole (footballer) (born 1990), English footballer {{hndis, name=Poole, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Poole (painter)
James Poole (29 January 1804 – 14 March 1886) was a landscape painter of Ecclesall Manor House, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He was born in Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ... and died in Sheffield. References External links * English landscape painters 19th-century English painters 1804 births 1886 deaths Artists from Sheffield People from Ecclesall {{art-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Poole (first Baseman)
James Ralph Poole (May 12, 1895 – January 2, 1975) nicknamed "Easy", was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics from to . In a three year major league career spanning 283 games, Poole posted a .288 batting average (271-for-940) with 118 runs, 54 doubles, 13 triples, 13 home runs and 141 RBI. He recorded a .987 fielding percentage In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball. It is calculated by the sum of putouts and assists, div ... as a first baseman. References External links Major League Baseball first basemen Philadelphia Athletics players Philadelphia Athletics scouts Baseball players from North Carolina 1895 births 1975 deaths People from Taylorsville, North Carolina Erwin Aces players Erwin Cubs players Nashville Vols players Mooresville Moors players Morgant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Poole (American Football)
James Eugene "Buster" Poole (September 9, 1915 – November 16, 1994) was an American athlete and coach. A three sport star, Poole is best remembered as an end who played football collegiately for the Ole Miss Rebels and professionally for seven seasons primarily for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). After his professional football retirement Poole also served briefly as head coach of the Ole Miss basketball team before becoming a career position coach for Johnny Vaught and the Ole Miss football team, which won two national titles during his tenure. Poole was the oldest of four brothers who all played end at Ole Miss and later in the NFL, being followed to the pro circuit by siblings Ollie (1947), Ray (1947–52), and Barney (1949–55). In 1965, Buster Poole was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Biography Early years James Poole, commonly known by the nickname "Buster," was born in Gloster, Mississippi on September 9, 1915. He attend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Richard Poole
James Richard "Jim" Poole (February 6, 1932–November 7, 2021) was an American badminton player who won national and international championships between 1958 and 1979, and a National Football League official. Career Though he did not focus on the sport until the late 1950s when in his mid twenties, Jim Poole went on to have a remarkably long career in high level badminton. He rated among the world's leading singles players in the early 1960s, during which time he became the first of only four non-Asians to win the Malaya (Malaysia) Open singles title (1961). Poole won the U.S. Open singles title in 1958 and 1961 and reached the final of both the U.S. and Irish Opens in 1968 at age 36. He probably played the best doubles of his career while approaching forty in the late 1960s and early 1970s, during an eleven-season partnership with fellow left-hander Don Paup. They reached the finals of the U.S. Open five times in nine tries, winning twice, while capturing all five of the cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Poole (pitcher)
James Richard Poole (April 28, 1966 – October 6, 2023) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who was a relief pitcher from through . He appeared in the 1995 World Series with the Cleveland Indians. He was a member of the United States national team which won the silver medal in Baseball at the 1987 Pan American Games and was inducted into the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. Early life James Richard Poole was born on April 28, 1966, in Rochester, New York. He attended La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, then pitched for the Georgia Tech baseball team from 1985 to 1988. Playing for Georgia Tech, he was part of the team which won four consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament championships. During four seasons, he pitched in 120 games, struck out 263 batters in 188 innings, and set the team's record for career saves with 22. He was named all-Atlantic Coast Conference honors his last two seasons. Poole was a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |