Jack Waldron

John Joseph "Jack" Waldron (March 13, 1912 – July 20, 1971) was an American brewery executive who served as President of the Rupert Knickerbocker Brewing Company and P. Ballantine and Sons Brewing Company.

Early life Waldron grew up in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He attended Fordham University, where he played on the football team and roomed with Vince Lombardi. He graduated from New York University with an MBA in 1938.

In 1967, Waldron moved to Ballantine as vice president. There he negotiated Ballantine's purchase of the Celtics and once again became team president. In 1969, he became president of Ballantine. He resigned this position later that year when the company was purchased by Investors Funding Corporation. The Celtics were soon sold to Trans-National Communications and Waldron remained with the team. In 1970, Waldron left the Celtics to become president of the Robbin-Dale Uniform Company.