Jack Moran

John William Moran (May 13, 1907 – October 14, 1980) was an American athletics coach and sports editor.

Moran was born on May 13, 1907. He attended the University of Maine and participated in football and basketball. As a halfback for the football team, Moran gained fame for his stellar play.

In 1929, while ineligible to play for the team, Moran served as an assistant football coach for the team. After graduating in 1931, he served as the head men and women's basketball coach for Beal College. In 1932, he took over the positions of head football and basketball coach for the Bangor Maine School of Commerce—now known as Husson University. In three seasons as head football coach he led the team to an overall record of 5–15–4. He left in 1935 to become the freshmen coach for his alma mater, Maine. In 1965, he received the Sevellon Brown Memorial Award at a meeting of the New England Associate Press News Executives Association for his work with the Bangor Daily News, where he was working as the managing editor. He retired in 1980 after 41 years.

Moran died in Miami on October 14, 1980.

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