About Jack McAvoy
Lived 1930 – 2008 (aged 77). Jack McAvoy was an American basketball player and american football coach.
John H. McAvoy (November 6, 1930 – May 22, 2008) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan. He held that position for four seasons, from 1974 to 1977, compiling a record of 24–16–1. McAvoy was also the head basketball coach at Hillsdale for one season, in 1967–68, tallying a mark of 19–8.
While a student at Hillsdale College, McAvoy played on the school's football, basketball, and track and field teams.
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American football coach
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Jack McAvoy was born on 6 November 1930.
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Jack McAvoy died on 22 May 2008 in Dowagiac.
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Jack McAvoy was a basketball player and american football coach.
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Jack McAvoy was American.
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