Jack Finn | |
Birth Date: | 27 August 1895 |
Birth Place: | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1921 |
Player Team1: | Villanova |
Player Years2: | 1922–1923 |
Player Team2: | Moravian |
Player Years3: | 1924 |
Player Team3: | Frankford Yellow Jackets |
Player Positions: | Back |
Coach Years1: | 1931–1932 |
Coach Team1: | Moravian |
Overall Record: | 6–8–3 |
John Thomas Finn (August 27, 1895 – December 25, 1970) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as running back in the and National Football League (NFL) for the Frankford Yellow Jackets 1924 season.[1] Finn served as the head football coach at Moravian College—now known as Moravian University—in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania from 1931 to 1932, compiling a record of 6–8–3.
Finn was born in Bethlehem and served in the United States Navy on a submarine during World War I. He later worked as a safety superintendent for Bethlehem Steel until retiring in 1960. He died on December 25, 1970, at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem.[2]