Jack Sack

Jack Sack
1922 Jack Sack.jpeg
No. 10 (Columbus), 9 (Canton)[1]
Position:Guard, tackle
Personal information
Born:(1902-02-22)February 22, 1902
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died:March 7, 1980(1980-03-07) (aged 78)
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Fifth Avenue
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College:Pittsburgh
Career history
As player:
As coach:

Jack Sack (February 22, 1902 – March 7, 1980; born Jacob Bernard Sacklowsky) was an American football player and coach. Sack was a college football player at the University of Pittsburgh and coach, and played professional football in both the National Football League and the American Football League.[2]

Early life

Sack was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was of Russian-Polish extraction, and was Jewish.[3][4][5] He attended Fifth Avenue High School in Pittsburgh.[6]

College career

After playing in high school in Pittsburgh, Sack attended the University of Pittsburgh where he played for the 1920 until 1922. Sack was named Walter Camp All-America honorable mention and New York Times All-East honorable mention.[7] He was selected by Dr. L. H. Baker as a member of Pittsburgh's All-Time Team.[5]

Professional football career

Columbus Tigers

Sack made his professional debut in the National Football League INFL) in 1923 with the Columbus Tigers. He played for the Tigers for one year.[8]

Canton Bulldogs

In 1926, Sack signed on with the Canton Bulldogs of the NFL, where he played under future Hall of Fame coach Pete Henry.[9]

Cleveland Panthers

Sack also played in the 1926 organization of the American Football League for one year while with the Cleveland Panthers the entire time.[8] He played this one season the same time he was signed on with the Canton Bulldogs.[7]

Coaching career

Sack was the 12th head football coach at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, serving for one season, in 1924, and compiling a record of 3–4–2.[10]

Honors

Sack was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western Pennsylvania in 1992.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Ongoing Research Project:". Rci.rutgers.edu. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  2. ^ Database Football Archived November 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Jack Sack statistics
  3. ^ The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle from Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 5, 1969 · Page 12
  4. ^ The Jewish lists: physicists and generals, actors and writers, and hundreds ... - Martin Harry Greenberg
  5. ^ a b Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports - Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver
  6. ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 27, 1922 · Page 11
  7. ^ a b "Jack Sack," Jews in Sports.
  8. ^ a b Armcbair GM Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Jack Sack
  9. ^ JT-SW.com 1926 Canton Bulldogs
  10. ^ "Geneva College coaching records". Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  11. ^ "Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western Pennsylvania"

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