Herb Maack

Herb Maack
Biographical details
Born	April 16, 1917; Union City, New Jersey
Died	May 5, 2007
Playing career
193?–193?	Columbia
Position(s)	Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1956–1960	Rhode Island
Head coaching record
Overall	17–22–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1957 Yankee Conference Co-Champions

Herbert "Herb" Henry Maack (April 6, 1917 – May 5, 2007^[1]) was the head coach of the Rhode Island Rams football team from 1956 through 1960. He compiled a 17–22–2 record and led the Rams to a share of the 1957 Yankee Conference championship.

Maack, a native of West New York, New Jersey, attended the Hun School of Princeton in Princeton for high school and then played football and basketball in college for the Columbia Lions.^[2] Maack played professionally for one season (1946) with the now-defunct Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Rhode Island Rams (Yankee Conference) (1956–1960)
1956	Rhode Island	2–6	1–4	6th
1957	Rhode Island	5–2–1	3–0–1	T-1st
1958	Rhode Island	4–4	2–2	3rd
1959	Rhode Island	3–5–1	1–1–1	T-4th
1960	Rhode Island	3–5	1–4	5th
Total:		17–22–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
^†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. ^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

References

^ Obituary
^ Staff. "Maack, 'Iron Man' Tackle, Elected Captain Of Columbia Football Team for Next Fall", The New York Times, December 6, 1940. Accessed January 27, 2011.

External links

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[1] Obituary

[2] Staff. "Maack, 'Iron Man' Tackle, Elected Captain Of Columbia Football Team for Next Fall", The New York Times, December 6, 1940. Accessed January 27, 2011.

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