Herb Maack
Herbert Henry Maack (April 16, 1917 – May 5, 2007) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach of the Rhode Island Rams football team from 1956 through 1960. He compiled a 17–22–2 record and led the Rams to a share of the 1957 Yankee Conference championship.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 16, 1917 Union City, New Jersey |
| Died | May 5, 2007 (aged 90) Narragansett, Rhode Island |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1939–1941 | Columbia |
| 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) |
| Basketball | |
| 1939–1940 | Columbia |
| 1941–1942 | Columbia |
| 1946–1947 | Jersey City Atoms |
| Position(s) | Tackle (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1946 | Columbia (line) |
| 1947–1952 | Bucknell (line) |
| 1953–1955 | Rhode Island (line) |
| 1956–1960 | Rhode Island |
| Wrestling | |
| 1947–1953 | Bucknell |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–22–2 (football) 20–21–2 (wrestling) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 Yankee Conference (1957) | |
Maack, a native of West New York, New Jersey, attended the Hun School of Princeton in Princeton for high school and then played football and basketball in college for the Columbia Lions.[1] Maack played professionally for one season (1946) with the now-defunct Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).
Mack served as an officer in the United States Navy during World War II. He won battle stars for his action in New Guinea and the Philippines before he was discharged as a lieutenant commander.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island Rams (Yankee Conference) (1956–1960) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Rhode Island | 2–6 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1957 | Rhode Island | 5–2–1 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1958 | Rhode Island | 4–4 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1959 | Rhode Island | 3–5–1 | 1–1–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1960 | Rhode Island | 3–5 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| Rhode Island: | 17–22–2 | 8–11–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–22–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- Staff. "Maack, 'Iron Man' Tackle, Elected Captain Of Columbia Football Team for Next Fall", The New York Times, December 6, 1940. Accessed January 27, 2011.
- "Herb Maack Named Head Football Coach At University". The Newport Daily News. Newport, Rhode Island. March 8, 1956. p. 12. Retrieved January 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference ·
- Herb Maack at Find a Grave