Jack Hennemier

John M. Hennemier ( – November 6, 1993) was an American gridiron football coach and scout. He served as the head coach for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for one and a half seasons, and also held assistant coaching positions at several colleges, most notably, the University of Maryland, College Park where he helped Jim Tatum coach the Terrapins to the 1953 national championship. After his brief stint in the CFL, Hennemier worked as a professional football scout. He attended Duke University, where he played college football as a center and was named the team's most valuable player.

Biography He was born circa 1913 In 1931, Hennemier enrolled at Duke University where he studied business administration and was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. As a senior in 1935, he was named the team's most valuable player. In 1935, he was named to the All-Southern Conference third team. He graduated with the Class of 1936. During Hennemier's first tenure at Maryland, the Terrapins compiled a record of 56–12–2, and outscored their opponents by a margin of 1,924 points to 599. Maryland also recorded 21 defensive shutouts.

In 1955, Hennemier left Maryland to take the head coaching job with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The clubs agreed to a truce and eschewed "raiding" each other's rosters. Hennemier was fired during the 1956 season, and the Stampeders again finished last in their division.

In 1957, he returned to Maryland to coach the line and handle recruiting duties. He held that position through the 1958 season during the tenure of head coach Tommy Mont. His second stint at Maryland was less successful than his earlier one, and the Terrapins compiled a record of 9–11 during those two seasons. Hennemier also held coaching positions at Duke, North Carolina, Washington & Lee, and Savannah High School. He was inducted into the Greater Savannah Athletic Hall of Fame in 1970. Hennemier died on November 6, 1993, in Charlotte, North Carolina.