Nat Thornton

Nathaniel Thornton was a famous tennis player for the Atlanta Athletic Club.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] He also played basketball, selected All-Southern in 1910.^[6] He was elected to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.^[7] He won second place in doubles at the 1907 US Open, along with Brian Grant, Bitsy Grant's father. Thornton's picture hangs in Atlanta's largest tennis center, the Bitsy Grant Tennis Center.

References

^ "New display honors tennis great Nat Thornton". Johns Creek, GA Patch. November 4, 2013.
^ "Legacies - Atlanta Athletic Club". atlantaathleticclub.org.
^ "Thornton Is Tennessee Champion". American Lawn Tennis. August 1, 1908.
^ "Thornton Wins Tennis Title". The New York Times. June 30, 1913 – via NYTimes.com.
^ Illustrated Outdoor World and Recreation. Outdoor World Publishing Company. 1913.
^ "Article clipped from The Atlanta Constitution". The Atlanta Constitution. February 28, 1910. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
^ "LEGENDS 2024". GSHF.

[1] "New display honors tennis great Nat Thornton". Johns Creek, GA Patch. November 4, 2013.

[2] "Legacies - Atlanta Athletic Club". atlantaathleticclub.org.

[3] "Thornton Is Tennessee Champion". American Lawn Tennis. August 1, 1908.

[4] "Thornton Wins Tennis Title". The New York Times. June 30, 1913 – via NYTimes.com.

[5] Illustrated Outdoor World and Recreation. Outdoor World Publishing Company. 1913.

[6] "Article clipped from The Atlanta Constitution". The Atlanta Constitution. February 28, 1910. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.

[7] "LEGENDS 2024". GSHF.

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