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| No. 10 (Columbus), 9 (Canton)[1] | |||
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| Position: | Guard, Tackle | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | February 22, 1902 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
| Died: | March 7, 1980 (aged 78) | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| College: | University of Pittsburgh | ||
Career history
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Jack Sack (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; University of Pittsburgh[]
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 NFL 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 National Football League 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 college football coach for the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and he held that position for the 1924 season. His coaching record at Geneva was 3 wins, 4 losses, and 2 ties. As of completion of the 2007 season, this ranked him 25th at Geneva in total wins and 18th in winning percentage (44.4%).[10]
Honors[]
Sack was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western Pennsylvania in 1992.[11]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ "Ongoing Research Project:". Rci.rutgers.edu. http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~maxymuk/home/ongoing/ongoing.html. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ↑ Database Football Archived 2011-11-23 at the Wayback Machine Jack Sack statistics
- ↑ The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle from Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 5, 1969 · Page 12
- ↑ The Jewish lists: physicists and generals, actors and writers, and hundreds ... - Martin Harry Greenberg
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports - Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver
- ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 27, 1922 · Page 11
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Jack Sack," Jews in Sports.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Armcbair GM Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine Jack Sack
- ↑ JT-SW.com 1926 Canton Bulldogs
- ↑ "Geneva College coaching records". Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080908094541/http://www.geneva.edu/object/athletics_footballmediaguide.html. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western Pennsylvania"
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