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Jack Winn

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Jack Winn
Biographical details
Born(1898-02-07)February 7, 1898
Died(1974-02-16)February 16, 1974
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
1917Princeton
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1920Princeton (ends)
1922Kentucky (line)
1923Kentucky
1932Transylvania
1943Wright Field (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall7–8–3

John Jacob Winn (February 7, 1898 – February 16, 1974) was an American college football player and coach and circuit judge. He served as the head football coach at the University of Kentucky for one season in 1923, compiling a record of 4–3–2. Winn graduated from Princeton University in 1918.[1] He played football there and was captain of the 1917 Princeton Tigers football team. He was the ends coach at his alma mater in 1920.[2] Winn joined the Kentucky Wildcats football team in 1922 as a line coach under William Juneau.[3] Winn served as a lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and was an assistant coach for the 1943 Wright Field Kittyhawks football team.[4]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Kentucky Wildcats (Southern Conference) (1923)
1923 Kentucky 4–3–2 0–2–2 17th
Kentucky: 4–3–2 0–2–2
Transylvania Pioneers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1932)
1932 Transylvania 3–5–1 1–3–1 T–19th
Transylvania: 3–5–1 1–3–1
Total: 7–8–3

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References

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  1. ^ "Princeton Alumni Weekly". 1973.
  2. ^ Herring, Donald Grant (November 24, 1920). "Football; The Princeton Season Reviewed". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Vol. XXI, no. 8. p. 173. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "Jack Winn Chosen Coach of Wildcats". Mt. Sterling Advocate. Vol. XXXII, no. 18. Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. December 14, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Louisville's Beck To Play Against Bombers Today". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 21, 1943. p. 12, section 4. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). homepages.transy.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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