John "Jack" Fish was a professional

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coach for the

Newark Tornadoes The Orange Tornadoes and Newark Tornadoes were two manifestations of a long-lived professional American football franchise that existed in some form from 1887 to 1941 and from 1958 to 1970, having played in the American Amateur Football Union from ...

of the

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in 1930. In 1930, the Tornadoes moved to

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from

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. The team then hired Fish and

Andy Salata Andrew J. Salata (July 11, 1900 – July 1983) was a professional football player-coach with the Orange Tornadoes and later the Newark Tornadoes, of the National Football League. In 1930, the Tornadoes moved to Newark from Orange, New Jersey ...

to serve as co-coaches. Neither man had ever coached in the NFL before. Under the two coaches the Tornadoes were 1-11, to finish last in the league.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fish, Jack Year of birth missing Year of death missing Orange Tornadoes coaches Seton Hall Pirates baseball coaches