Jack McDonough (American football)
Appearance
![]() Jack McDonough, c. 1950 | |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | 1923 |
Personal information | |
Born: | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
Career history | |
College | Georgia Tech (1919–1922) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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John J. McDonough was a college football player and one time president of Georgia Power.[1] He also coached Savannah High School.[2]
Georgia Tech
[edit]A native of Savannah, McDonough was a star quarterback for William Alexander's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football teams,[3] inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame in 1962.[4] McDonough amassed a 26–7 record while at Tech.
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He started as a true freshman when Marshall Guill was moved to end, and only missed four games in four years due to an injury in his sophomore season caused by Pitt's Orville Hewitt.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Smith, Harold Owens (January 1, 2010). Historic Smyrna: An Illustrated History. HPN Books. ISBN 9781935377283.
- ^ "GHSFHA\Team Data\Record By Year". ghsfha.org. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017.
- ^ "Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine Vol. 26, No. 02 1947". Issuu. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ "Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site - RamblinWreck.com". www.ramblinwreck.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2016.