Jack Myers (American football)
Biographical details | |
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Born | St. Louis, Missouri | October 8, 1924
Playing career | |
1944–1947 | UCLA |
1948–1950 | Philadelphia Eagles |
1952 | Los Angeles Rams |
Position(s) | Fullback, quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1951 | Pacific (CA) (assistant) |
1953–1960 | Pacific (CA) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1956–1961 | Pacific (CA) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 39–33–5 |
John Melvin "Moose" Myers (born October 8, 1924) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and professionally in National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams.[1] Myers served as the head football coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California from 1953 to 1960, compiling a record of 39–33–5. He was also the athletic director at Pacific from 1956 to 1961.
Myers attended high school in Ventura, California and served in the United States Navy as an ensign during World War II. Myers first came to Pacific in 1951 for one season as the backfield coach for the Tigers before returning to the NFL as a player in 1952.[2]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Pacific Tigers (NCAA University Division independent) (1953–1960) | |||||||||
1953 | Pacific | 4–4–2 | |||||||
1954 | Pacific | 4–5 | |||||||
1955 | Pacific | 5–4 | |||||||
1956 | Pacific | 6–3–1 | |||||||
1957 | Pacific | 5–3–2 | |||||||
1958 | Pacific | 6–4 | |||||||
1959 | Pacific | 5–4 | |||||||
1960 | Pacific | 4–6 | |||||||
Pacific: | 39–33–5 | ||||||||
Total: | 39–33–5 |
References
- ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MyerJa20.htm
- ^ "'Moose' Myers New Football Coach at COP; Three Year Pact for Ex-Pro Star". Lodi News-Sentinel. February 20, 1953. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- 1924 births
- Living people
- American football fullbacks
- American football quarterbacks
- Los Angeles Rams players
- Pacific Tigers athletic directors
- Pacific Tigers football coaches
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- UCLA Bruins football players
- American naval personnel of World War II
- United States Navy officers
- Sportspeople from St. Louis
- People from Ventura, California
- Players of American football from California
- Sportspeople from Ventura County, California
- American football running back, 1920s birth stubs