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Jack Winn
John Jacob Winn (February 7, 1898 – February 16, 1974) was an American college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ... 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. 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. Winn joined the Kentucky Wildcats football team in 1922 as a line coach under William Juneau. Winn served as a lieutentant in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and was an assistant coach for the 1943 Wright Field Kittyhawks football team. Head coaching record References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Mount Sterling, often written as Mt. Sterling, is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city in Montgomery County, Kentucky, Montgomery County, Kentucky. The population was 6,895 at the time of the 2010 U.S. census. It is the county seat of Montgomery County and the principal city of the Mount Sterling micropolitan area. History Mount Sterling is named for an ancient burial mound called Little Mountain, and for the town of Stirling in Scotland. It was named by the first developer of the area, Hugh Forbes. The Kentucky Assembly passed an act in 1792 establishing the town as Mt. Sterling, a misspelling which was retained. The area was originally part of the thick wilderness of central Kentucky. Explorers, hunters, and surveyors traveling along a trail called Old Harper's Trace noted a 125-foot-high tree-covered mound which they called The Little Mountain. Later excavations showed it to be a burial site. The site of the mound is now the intersection of Queen and Locust Streets in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |