Jack who played Jim Thorpe's "trainer" in school in Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951), went on to
be a high school track and cross-country coach in California. Here he
was also known to always be carrying a clipboard as his character did
in the movie.
He later became a high school track and cross country coach in California.
Played with the NFL Baltimore Colts (1954) and Los Angeles Rams (1955); and in 1956 with the CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
An All-American in football and track at Pepperdine University.
Jack was the head track and cross country coach at Katella High School in Anaheim, California.
Inducted into the Pepperdine University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981.