Jack McDonough (American football) explained

Jack McDonough (American football) should not be confused with Jack McDonough.

Jack McDonough
Class:1923
School:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Currentposition:Quarterback
Pastschools:Georgia Tech (1919 - 1922)
Birth Place:Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Highlights:
  • Billy Evans' Southern Honor Roll (1922)
  • Tech Athletics Hall of Fame (1962)

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

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.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.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Smith, Harold Owens. Historic Smyrna: An Illustrated History. 2010-01-01. HPN Books. 9781935377283. en.
  2. Web site: GHSFHA\Team Data\Record By Year . ghsfha.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170204085354/http://ghsfha.org/showgamesgy.php?gSeasonID=1923&gTeamID=Savannah . 2017-02-04.
  3. Web site: Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine Vol. 26, No. 02 1947. Issuu. 2016-04-09.
  4. Web site: Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site - RamblinWreck.com. www.ramblinwreck.com. 2016-04-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006113939/http://www.ramblinwreck.com/ot/fame/halloffame.html. 2014-10-06. dead.