Jake McCoy explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Gopher, 1964 Olympic hockey player Jake McCoy dies. Randy. Johnson. Star Tribune. 5 February 2021. 5 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Jake McCoy Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070910/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/jake-mccoy-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. Web site: 2013 Jake McCoy. Vintage Minnesota Hockey - History.