Jack Cloud
| File:Jack Cloud - 1951 Bowman.jpg Cloud on a 1951 Bowman football card | |||||||||||
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| Positions | Linebacker Fullback | ||||||||||
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| Born | January 1, 1925 Britton, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | June 19, 2010 (aged 85) Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Maury (Norfolk, Virginia) | ||||||||||
| College | William & Mary | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1950: 6th round, 69th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Jack Martin Cloud (January 1, 1925 – June 19, 2010) was an American professional football linebacker and fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1984 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Cloud attended and played high school football at Matthew Fontaine Maury High School in Norfolk, Virginia.[1] After graduation, he served three years in the United States Air Force before college.[1]
College career
[edit | edit source]Cloud attended and played college football at the College of William & Mary, where he scored five touchdowns in one game and set a school scoring record of 102 points in 1947.[1]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Cloud was drafted in the sixth round of the 1950 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers (1950–1951). He then played for the Washington Redskins (1952–1953).
Coaching and the Navy
[edit | edit source]After retiring from the NFL, Cloud became an assistant coach at William & Mary in 1954.[1] The following year, he became the athletic director and head coach at Naval Station Norfolk (1955–1958).[1] He then joined the staff at the United States Naval Academy, where he had a 22-year career as lightweight coach and assistant varsity coach. After retiring from coaching, Cloud was an associate professor of physical education and special assistant to the director of athletics. He retired in 1990.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- 1925 births
- 2010 deaths
- American football fullbacks
- American football linebackers
- United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
- Green Bay Packers players
- Navy Midshipmen football coaches
- Washington Redskins players
- William & Mary Tribe football coaches
- William & Mary Tribe football players
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Players of American football from Oklahoma City
- Sportspeople from Norfolk, Virginia
- Players of American football from Norfolk, Virginia
- Military personnel from Oklahoma