Casey Jones (politician)

Casey Jones
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 49th district
In office January 3, 1969 – December 31, 1994
Preceded by	James Holzemer
Succeeded by	Jack Ford
Personal details
Born	(1915-06-14)June 14, 1915 Princeton, Kentucky[1]
Died	April 2, 2002(2002-04-02) (aged 86) Maumee, Ohio
Political party	Democratic

Casey Jones

Personal information
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Scott (Toledo, Ohio)
College	Knoxville
Position	Guard
Career history
1942–1943	Toledo Jim White Chevrolets

Casey C. Jones (June 14, 1915 – April 2, 2002) was an American professional basketball player, and later a member of the Ohio House of Representatives.^[2]

Basketball career

Jones attended Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio before attending Knoxville College, where he played for the basketball team.^[3] After graduating, he played for the Ciralsky Meat Packers, a barnstorming steam, before signing a contract to play for the Toledo Jim White Chevrolets in 1942–43.^[3][4][5] The Toledo Jim White Chevrolets were in the National Basketball League (NBL), a forerunner to the modern National Basketball Association. Jones was one of the first 10 African-American players in the NBL's history.^[3] After his time in the NBL, Jones played for two more barnstorming teams, the New York Komedy Kings and the Harlem Globetrotters.^[3]

References

1. Who's Who Among Black Americans; Matney, W.C. (1985). Who's Who Among Black Americans, 1985. Who's Who Among Black Americans. ISBN 9780915130962. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
2. "Casey Jones". African-American Legislators: Those Who Followed. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
3. "Casey Jones". Peach Basket Society. January 5, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
4. "Casey Jones NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
5. "Casey Jones Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved April 29, 2019.