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Jack Boone

American football player and coach (1918–1984)

Summary

American football player and coach (1918–1984)

Field	Value
name	Jack Boone
image	Jack Boone.jpg
caption	Boone pictured in The Buccaneer 1956, ECU yearbook
birth_date
birth_place	Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
player_years1	1938–1941
player_team1	Elon
player_years2	1942
player_team2	Cleveland Rams
player_positions	Halfback
coach_sport1	Football
coach_years2	1948–1951
coach_team2	East Carolina (assistant)
coach_years3	1952–1961
coach_team3	East Carolina
coach_sport4	Baseball
coach_years5	1951–1953
coach_team5	East Carolina
overall_record	49–45–5 (football)
38–23–2 (baseball)
bowl_record	0–2
championships	Football
1 North State (1953)

38–23–2 (baseball) 1 North State (1953) Robert Lee "Jack" Boone (May 28, 1918 – February 6, 1984) was an American football player and coach; most notably he served as head coach for the college football team of East Carolina College (now East Carolina University) for ten years.

Early years

Boone was a native of Portsmouth, Virginia, and attended Elon College, where he played on the football team as a halfback from 1938 to 1941, and was co-captain in his senior year. After his college career, he was signed by the Cleveland Rams in 1942, and played in two games for them. He later served in the US Navy during World War II.

East Carolina

Boone joined the coaching staff of East Carolina in September 1948, as assistant football coach. He was the college baseball coach for three seasons. His teams posted a 38–23–2 record, for a .623 winning percentage.

In 1952, Boone became head football coach for East Carolina, the ninth in the program's history. That year, the Pirates saw their first action in the postseason when they played Clarion State College in the Lions Bowl, but lost 13–6. In 1953, the Pirates became the North State Conference champions and played in the Elks Bowl, where they lost 12–0 to Morris Harvey College. Boone was named the Coach of the Year in the North State Conference, after his team finished 8–2.

Later years

Boone was inducted into the athletic hall of fame of Elon in 1972, and of East Carolina in 1981. He died in February 1984 at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, North Carolina.

Head coaching record

Football

References

Hayden, Wesley. (October 22, 1938). "Elon Pastes Appalachian 7-6 In Thrilling Revenge Battle". The Daily Times-News.
(October 28, 1941). "Panthers Seek First Win Over Elon Since 1932; Game Set Here". [[High Point Enterprise]].
(January 23, 1942). "Jack Boone Signs With Ram Eleven". [[Asheville Citizen-Times]].
"Jack Boone, WB at NFL.com".
(February 8, 1949). "Dole Named ECTC Coach". [[Asheville Citizen-Times]].
(April 20, 1952). "Jack Boone Named Grid Coach At East Carolina". [[Montgomery Advertiser]].
(November 21, 1961). "East Carolina Coach Jack Boone Dismissed In Surprising Move". [[Daily Press (Virginia).
"Robert L. "Jack" Boone (1972) - Hall of Fame".
"Jack Boone (1981) - ECU Athletics Hall of Fame".
(February 9, 1984). "Ex-Pirate coach Boonie Dies". [[Star-News]].
(January 3, 1954). "Harvey Triumphs In Elks Bowl Tilt". [[Brooklyn Eagle.

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