John J. Mack (1870 - August 29, 1923), was the Yale University track coach.

Biography

John J. Mack was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1870. He began working as an athletic trainer in

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, Iowa in 1896. He went on to work at the

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and the University of Maine before being hired by Yale in 1905. He died from pneumonia in

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, Massachusetts on August 29, 1923.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mack, John J. 1870 births 1923 deaths Sportspeople from Cleveland Yale Bulldogs coaches College track and field coaches in the United States