Jack Sack

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1902–1980)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jack Sack

| image = 1922 Jack Sack.jpeg

| caption =

| number = 10 (Columbus), 9 (Canton){{cite web|url=http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~maxymuk/home/ongoing/ongoing.html |title=Ongoing Research Project |publisher=Rci.rutgers.edu |date= |access-date=January 12, 2011}}

| position = Guard, tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1902|2|22}}

| birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|3|7|1902|2|22}}

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 190

| high_school = Fifth Avenue
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

| college = Pittsburgh

| teams =

| pastcoaching =

Geneva (1924)

}}

Jack Sack (February 22, 1902 – March 7, 1980; born Jacob Bernard Sacklowsky) was an American football player and coach. Sack was a college football player at the University of Pittsburgh and coach, and played professional football in both the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL).{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111123045428/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SACKJAC01 Database Football]}} Jack Sack statistics

Early life

Sack was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was of Russian-Polish extraction, and was Jewish.[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/49958015/ The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle from Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 5, 1969 · Page 12][https://books.google.com/books?id=1K4UAQAAIAAJ&q=Jack+Sack+football+jewish The Jewish lists: physicists and generals, actors and writers, and hundreds ... - Martin Harry Greenberg][https://books.google.com/books?id=AgmDAAAAMAAJ&q=Jack+Sack+football+jewish Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports - Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver] He attended Fifth Avenue High School in Pittsburgh.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/86269329/|newspaper=The Gazette Times|publication-place=Pittsburgh|date=October 27, 1922|page=11|title=Jack Sack, Crack Panther Lineman, One of Best Guards in Football|last=Smith|first=Chester L.}}

College career

After playing in high school in Pittsburgh, Sack attended the University of Pittsburgh where he played for the 1920 until 1922. Sack was named Walter Camp All-America honorable mention and New York Times All-East honorable mention.[http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=football&ID=163 "Jack Sack,"] Jews in Sports. He was selected by Dr. L. H. Baker as a member of Pittsburgh's All-Time Team.

Professional football career

=Columbus Tigers=

Sack made his professional debut in the NFL in 1923 with the Columbus Tigers. He played for the Tigers for one year.[http://www.armchairgm.com/Jack_Sack Armcbair GM] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821202515/http://www.armchairgm.com/Jack_Sack |date=August 21, 2008 }} Jack Sack

=Canton Bulldogs=

In 1926, Sack signed on with the Canton Bulldogs of the NFL, where he played under future Hall of Fame coach Pete Henry.[http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/rosters.nsf/Annual/1926-can JT-SW.com] 1926 Canton Bulldogs

=Cleveland Panthers=

Sack also played in the American Football League with the Cleveland Panthers. While playing for the Panthers, he was also signed on with the Canton Bulldogs.

Coaching career

Sack was the 12th head football coach at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, serving for one season, in 1924, and compiling a record of 3–4–2.{{cite web |author= |title=Geneva Football Record Book |url=https://athletics.geneva.edu/documents/2021/6/25/Post_2020_Football_Record_Book.pdf |publisher=Geneva College |location=Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania |date=2021 |page=14 |access-date=September 26, 2021 }}

Later life

Sack eventually became the owner of Pittsburgh Office Furniture and Equipment in Pittsburgh. He died on March 7, 1980, following a long illness.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/88851593/ |title=Obituaries |access-date=19 July 2020 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=8 March 1980 |page=12}}

Honors

Sack was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western Pennsylvania in 1992.[https://jccpgh.org/blog/hall_of_fame_year/ "Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western Pennsylvania"]