Jack Gregory
American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator
About Jack Gregory
Lived 1927 – 2014 (aged 87). Jack Gregory was an American american football player and american football coach.
John C. Gregory Jr. (June 8, 1927 – December 4, 2014) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (1959–1965), Villanova University (1967–1969), and the University of Rhode Island (1970–1975), compiling a career college football record of 87–57–4. He was the athletic director at Bowling Green State University from 1982 to 1994.
Gregory attended high in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. He played college football at West Chester Teachers College—now known as West Chester University, before transferring to East Stroudsburg in 1949. Gregory played as lineman at East Stroudsburg for three seasons and graduated in 1952.
Gregory began his coaching career at William Penn High School in New Castle, Delaware, where he was an assistant to head football coach Billy Cole in 1952 and 1953, coaching the line. He was hired as the head football coach at P. S. Dupont High School in Wilmington, Delaware in 1954, where he tallied a mark of 25–15 in five seasons. He died in Philadelphia in 2014. He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame as part of its 2020/2021 class.
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Who was Jack Gregory?
American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator (1927-2014)
When was Jack Gregory born?
Jack Gregory was born on 8 June 1927 in East Lansdowne.
When did Jack Gregory die?
Jack Gregory died on 4 December 2014 in Philadelphia.
What was Jack Gregory's occupation?
Jack Gregory was an american football player and american football coach.
What nationality was Jack Gregory?
Jack Gregory was American.
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