Johnny Ace Auditorium in Houston, Texas, on Christmas Day 1954. During a break between sets, he was playing with a .32-caliber revolver. Members of his band said he did this often, sometimes shooting at roadside signs from their car. It was widely reported that Ace killed himself playing Russian roulette. However, Big Mama Thornton's bass player, Curtis Tillman, who witnessed the event, said, "I will tell you exactly what happened! Johnny Ace had been drinking and he had this little pistol he was waving around the table and someone said ‘Be careful with that thing…’ and he said ‘It’s okay! Gun’s not
Johnny Wheeler Windsor Park, Belfast, goals from Johnny Haynes and Don Revie where enough the gain England a 2–0 win. Wheeler won back his spot in the Bolton side where he remained for the next couple of seasons. He even received the honour of representing the Football League against the League of Ireland in Dublin during the 1954-55 season. In 1956 The side he made his Bolton debut against, Liverpool now in the 2nd Division, showed an interest in Johnny and Bolton agreed to sell him on 8 September with newly installed manager Phil Taylor paying £9,000 for experienced right-sided players signature.