John Waldon Corcoran (June 13, 1904 – January 8, 1987) was an American football player. He played college football for St. Thomas in 1928 and Saint Louis in 1929, and in the National Football League (NFL) as a center and guard for the Minneapolis Red Jackets in 1930. He appeared in five NFL games, starting three of them.[1] He later became a coach.[2][3][4][5][6]
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Born: | St. Paul, Minnesota | June 13, 1904
Died: | January 8, 1987 Encinitas, California | (aged 82)
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
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High school: | Mechanic Arts (MN) |
College: | St. Thomas, Saint Louis |
Position: | Guard, center |
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References
edit- ^ "Jack Corcoran". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "Corcoran, Former St. L. U. Football Star, Chosen to Assist Coach Muellerleile". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 15, 1934. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jack Corcoran Named Football Coach at St. Louis U. High". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 19, 1936. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jack Corcoran Named Head Football Coachat St. Louis U. High". St. Louis Star-Times. March 19, 1936. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "To Have Supervised Playground In Park". The Washington Missourian. June 4, 1942. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jack Corcoran Resigns as Coach, Joins USO". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 15, 1943. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.