Jack Harding

American college football coach, college baseball coach

John Joseph Harding (January 4, 1898 – February 24, 1963) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at St. Thomas College—now the University of Scranton—from 1926 to 1936 and at the University of Miami from 1937 to 1942 and 1945 to 1947, compiling a career college football record of 103–69–12. Harding was also the head basketball coach at St. Thomas from 1926 to 1937, amassing record of 119–56. He was the head baseball coach at Miami in 1940 and 1959, tallying a mark of 16–14–1. Harding was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1980.

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Jack Harding was born on Tuesday, 4 January 1898 in Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States. He was best known as a professional basketball player. Harding's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Sunday, 24 February 1963 in Miami, Florida at the age of 65. His zodiac star sign was Capricorn.

You can find people similar to Jack Harding by visiting our lists Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania and Scranton Royals men's basketball coaches.

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Date of birth	4 January 1898	edit
Place of birth	Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States	edit
Date of death	24 February 1963	edit
Age	65 (age at death)
Place of death	Miami, Florida	edit
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Occupation category	Basketball	edit
Nationality	American	edit

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Zodiac sign	Capricorn
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