Jack Wallace | |
Birth Date: | 11 December 1925 |
Birth Place: | Grants, New Mexico, U.S. |
Death Place: | near Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1946–1948 |
Player Team1: | Pittsburg State |
Coach Years1: | 1956–1959 |
Coach Team1: | Dodge City |
Coach Years2: | 1960–1964 |
Coach Team2: | Drake (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1965–1976 |
Coach Team3: | Drake |
Overall Record: | 60–65–3 (college) 27–9–3 (junior college) |
Bowl Record: | 0–2 (college) |
Championships: | 2 KJJCC (1957–1958) 1 MVC (1972) |
Awards: | MVC Coach of the Year (1972) |
Jack D. Wallace (December 11, 1925 – February 24, 1995) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Drake University from 1965 until 1976, compiling a record of 60–65–3.
Wallace was a native of Grants, New Mexico, and played college football at Pittsburg State University from 1946 to 1948. He earned a master's degree from Drake and a Ph.D at the University of Iowa. Wallace died on February 23, 1995, in an automobile accident near Corpus Christi, Texas.[1]