Jake McCoy | |
Ntl Team: | USA |
Position: | Defense |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lb: | 181 |
Birth Date: | 2 January 1942 |
Birth Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
Career Start: | 1956 |
Career End: | 1964 |
Thomas James "Jake" McCoy (January 2, 1942 – February 5, 2021)[1] was an American ice hockey defenseman and Olympian.
McCoy played with Team USA at the 1964 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria.[2] He later played one year for the Minnesota Nationals in the United States Hockey League before going on to a career as a high school teacher, during which he coached high school hockey teams including that of Richfield High School.[3]
He died one month and three days after his 79th birthday.