About Jack McCracken
Lived 1912 – 1958 (aged 45). Jack McCracken was an American basketball player and basketball coach.
Jack D. "Jumping Jack" McCracken (June 15, 1912 – January 5, 1958) was an American basketball player in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of Chickasha, Oklahoma, McCracken went to Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He attended Northwest Missouri State Teachers College (now Northwest Missouri State University) in Maryville, Missouri and played for coach Henry Iba, who had also coached him in high school. McCracken never turned professional.
After leaving Northwest Missouri State Teachers College, he went to Denver, Colorado, to play in the AAU.
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Who was Jack McCracken?
American basketball player (1912-1958)
When was Jack McCracken born?
Jack McCracken was born on 15 June 1912 in Oklahoma.
When did Jack McCracken die?
Jack McCracken died on 5 January 1958 in Denver.
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Jack McCracken was a basketball player and basketball coach.
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Jack McCracken was American.
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