Thornton was born in
Louisville, Kentucky and played basketball at Male High School there. Thornton played college basketball at
Kentucky Wesleyan College. Thornton was selected in the
1968 NBA draft in the fourth round by the
Baltimore Bullets and was selected in the 1968
ABA draft by the
Miami Floridians. and appeared in the 1981 movie
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island. ==References==