Jack Meakins Explained

Jack Meakins
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Death Place:Milledgeville, Georgia, US
Import:no
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:195
College:Montana State
Position1:End
Playing Years1: -
Playing Team1:Calgary Stampeders

John Robert Meakins[1] (– October 14, 1979) was a Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders. He previously played at Montana State University and was from Edmonton, Alberta where he attended Eastwood School and Victoria High School.[2] [3] Later attending the University of Alabama where he earned additional bachelors and masters' degrees,[4] he later became the academic dean at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, Georgia. He died in 1979 at the age of 44.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Clipped from Edmonton Journal. Edmonton Journal. 22 August 1960. 13.
  2. Web site: Jack Meakin. justsportsstats.com.
  3. News: Jack Meakins, Former Junior Shining Light At Montana. 22. December 8, 1954. Edmonton Journal.
  4. News: Clipped from Edmonton Journal. Edmonton Journal. 14 April 1961. 13.
  5. News: Obituary for John R. MEAKINS. Edmonton Journal. 17 October 1979. 114.