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22-715: John Douglas may refer to: Politics and war [ edit ] John Douglas, Lord of Balvenie (c. 1433–1463), Scottish soldier John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton (died 1513), Scottish nobleman John Douglas Sr. (1636–?), politician in Maryland John Douglas of Broughton (c. 1698–1732), Member of Parliament for Peebleshire 1722–32 Sir John Douglas, 3rd Baronet, of Kelhead (c. 1708–1778), Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire, 1741–47 John Erskine Douglas (c. 1758–1847), Royal Navy admiral John Douglas (Royal Marines officer) (died 1814), British officer involved in

44-489: A scandal regarding an allegedly illegitimate child born to the Princess of Wales, Caroline of Brunswick John Douglas (died 1838) (1774–1838), Tory politician, Member of Parliament for Orford 1818–21 and for Minehead 1822–26 John Douglas, 7th Marquess of Queensberry (1779–1856), Scottish Whig politician John Douglas (British Army officer) (1817–1888), British general John Douglas (Connecticut politician) , member of

66-488: The 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament , losing in the opening round 83–76 to UCLA . A college highlight for Douglas was his 46 points on the road against Iowa State on February 16, 1977, when he broke the legendary Wilt Chamberlain 's record for most points scored by a visiting player in the Big Eight Conference . At Kansas, John earned All Big Eight honors, Honorable Mention All American, Newcomer of

88-507: The 1981-82 San Diego Clippers season with the team, averaging 7.0 ppg, 2.3 apg, in 16.1 mpg played in 64 games. He would make the team again for the 1982-83 San Diego season , but was cut after 3 games, bringing his NBA career to a close. In total, he averaged 6.7 ppg and 2.2 apg in the NBA. Douglas would return to Montana and the CBA to finish the season, averaging 22.3 ppg as the team returned again to

110-470: The Battle of Arkinholm , near Langholm , Balvenie and his elder brothers, Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray , and Ormond were trapped by forces loyal to the crown and were defeated. Moray was killed during the battle, Ormond was captured and executed soon after, but Balvenie escaped to England . For a time he took refuge there, along with the other surviving brother, James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas . Following

132-748: The English King of £100 from the revenues of the customs of Southampton and other places. In an attempt to foment further rebellion by John of Islay against the Scottish crown, the brothers ratified the Treaty of Ardtornish-Westminster , on behalf of the English with the Lord of the Isles. For his part in these negotiations, the Scottish council of regency, put a price upon Balvenie's head of 1,200 Merks (the equivalent of £45,000 in

154-534: The National Basketball Association (NBA) for the San Diego Clippers . A 6'2" (1.88 m) guard from Leighton, Alabama , Douglas played basketball at Colbert County High School , two years behind his brother Leon Douglas , who would also play in the NBA. Douglas stayed local initially for his collegiate career, playing basketball at Calhoun Community College where his freshman season saw

176-786: The CBA championship game, losing to the Detroit Spirits 4–3. Montana folded the CBA team in 1983, and Douglas then pursued overseas opportunities, heading to Serie A in Italy , with Fortitudo Bologna (1983–87), playing with his brother Leon for three years, and then to Reims in France and LNB Pro A for two season (1987–1989), averaging 24.9 ppg and then 24.8 ppg in his two seasons. Douglas would return briefly to Italy finish his professional career with Virtus Bologna in 1990 before retiring. Douglas returned to Alabama and began his coaching career as an assistant at Calhoun Community College , and

198-1112: The General Court of the Colony of Connecticut in 1669–70 John Douglas (Queensland politician) (1828–1904), Premier of Queensland John Douglas (colonial administrator) (1835–1885), Irish governor of Ceylon John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (1844–1900), Scottish nobleman John Carey Douglas (1874–1926), politician in Nova Scotia, Canada John Henry Douglas (1851–1930), politician in Ontario, Canada John Taylor Douglas (1892–1976), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada John Douglas (Irish politician) (1912–1982), senator 1954–57 John Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton (1927–2016), Scottish peer and landowner John St Leger Douglas , British member of parliament for Weobley Religion [ edit ] John Douglas (archbishop of St Andrews) (1494–1574), Scottish archbishop and Chancellor of

220-456: The Queen See also [ edit ] Jack Douglas (disambiguation) John Douglass (disambiguation) Jonathan Douglas (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with John Douglas [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

242-1745: The University of St. Andrews John Douglas (bishop of Salisbury) (1721–1807), Scottish bishop and literary critic John Waldo Douglas (1818–1883), American minister John Albert Douglas (1868–1956), Church of England priest Sport [ edit ] Johnny Douglas (1882–1930), English cricket captain and 1908 Olympic middleweight boxing champion John Douglas (baseball) (1917–1984), American baseball player John Douglas (boxer) (born 1971), Guyanese boxer John Douglas (rugby union) (born 1934), Scottish international rugby player John Douglas (fencer) (born 1943), Australian Olympic fencer John Douglas (defensive back) (1945–2005), American football player John Douglas (linebacker) (born 1945), American football player John Douglas (sportsman) (born 1951), Australian rules footballer and cricketer John Douglas (basketball) (born 1956), American basketball player John Douglas (footballer) (born 1961), English footballer Jon Douglas (1936–2010), American tennis and American football player Other [ edit ] John Douglas (lithotomist) (died 1743), Scottish surgeon John Douglas (Scottish architect) (c. 1709–1778) John William Douglas (1814–1905), English entomologist John Douglas (English architect) (1830–1911), British architect Johnny Douglas (conductor) (1920–2003), English composer, musical director and string arranger John W. Douglas (1921–2010), American attorney and civil rights advocate John E. Douglas (born 1945), FBI criminal profiler John Douglas (conductor) (1956–2010), American conductor John Primrose Douglas , honorary surgeon to

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264-654: The Warhawks go 27–3, earning a #3 national ranking. After two excellent seasons at Calhoun, where he still holds numerous scoring records, Douglas transferred to John transferred to the University of Kansas , scoring 19.2 ppg in his first season in Lawrence . His senior year saw his scoring drop-off (12.7 ppg) on a deeper Kansas squad with two other future NBA players in Darnell Valentine and Paul Mokeski , as Kansas advanced to

286-886: The Year and a team MVP for the Jayhawks. Douglas was drafted in the 7th round (118 over pick) by the New Orleans Jazz in the 1978 NBA draft . He was waived by the Jazz in the pre-season and played for the Utah Prospectors of the Western Basketball Association in the 1978–79 season. The WBA would fold at the end of the season. Douglas would then spend two seasons in the CBA with the Montana Golden Nuggets , and played for

308-532: The championship in 1981 (losing to the Rochester Zeniths 4–0) under head coach George Karl , as Douglas averaged a team high 22.8 ppg. He tried out for the Kansas City Kings in the 1980 pre-season, but was released in training camp. Proving third times a charm, another NBA pre-season audition in 1981 produced the desired result as Douglas made the roster for the San Diego Clippers . He would spend

330-610: The defeat at Arkinholm, in the summer of 1455, all Douglas titles were declared forfeit, and their land reverted to the crown, Balvenie was specifically cited as having helped his mother fortify the Douglas castle of Abercorn against the King. Balvenie, Douglas and their mother were outcast from Scottish society for their treasonable dealings with the English. Following the death of King James at Roxburgh Castle in 1460, Balvenie returned to Scotland with his brother after being granted an annuity by

352-483: The following engagement was a decisive victory for the Douglas brothers known as the Battle of Sark . Northumberland managed to escape, but his son Lord Poynings was captured. In 1452 Balvenie's eldest brother, the Earl of Douglas was murdered by King James II with his own hands. Douglas had arrived at Stirling Castle with a Safe conduct issued by the King. According to Boece , Balvenie, along with his brothers, attacked

374-404: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Douglas&oldid=1076744964 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Douglas, Lord of Balvenie Balvenie

396-507: The present day). In 1463 Balvenie was again in Scotland trying to raise men to the Douglas standard, but was captured by members of the Scotts of Liddesdale . He was taken to Edinburgh , where he was incarcerated for twelve days before being beheaded. John Douglas (basketball) John David Douglas (born June 12, 1956) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in

418-537: The town of Stirling and paraded the supposed letter of safe conduct tied to the tail of a horse. In the years between the murder of the eighth earl, and 1455, there followed an intermittent war between the Crown and the Douglases, with King James attempting to dislodge the brothers from their position of power. Balvenie and his brothers were given safe conducts to travel in 1453 which lasted for four years. On 1 May 1455, at

440-424: The towns of Dumfries , by Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury , and Dunbar by Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland , Balvenie is said to have "ravaged Cumberland and laid the town of Alnwick in ashes." Northumberland, having had his lands plundered gave chase to Balvenie. Balvenie meanwhile had regrouped with his brother, Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde , and on 23 October, met Northumberland at Gretna ,

462-474: Was promoted to head coach in 1995. Calhoun advanced to the 2000 NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship game, losing to Southeastern Community College 84–70. A three-time Coach of the Year winner, Coach Douglas was selected to be an assistant coach with the gold medal-winning 2000 United States men's Olympic basketball team . He left Calhoun to become the head coach and athletic director at Lawson State Community College in 2003, and in 2009 became

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484-419: Was the son of James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas and his wife, Beatrice Sinclair, daughter to Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney . Of him there is not much on record prior to 1445 when his father resigned the lands of Balvenie , Boharm, and Botriphnie to him. He is also mentioned as an heir of entail to his brother William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas in 1451 In 1448, in retaliation for English raids upon

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