Jack Musick
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Jack Musick was an American football head coach and football lineman. He is best known for his nine years spent as head coach at Cornell University
from 1966 to 1974.
Musick played as a lineman at the University of Southern California
from 1945 to 1947. In 1947 he became an assistant coach under Bob Blackman
at Monrovia, California High School and then followed him to Pasadena City College in 1949. In 1951 Musick became head coach at Hart High School. In 1953 he rejoined Bob Blackman at Denver University where he served as head line coach. Musick would work in that capacity under Blackman for the next 13 years, including after 1955 when both were hired by Dartmouth College
. Dartmouth would win four Ivy League titles with Musick coaching under Blackman.
After replacing Tom Harp
at Cornell, Musick would go on to win Cornell's first official Ivy League
title in 1971 and coached top rusher Ed Marinaro
. In 1971 Musick would also be named Division I Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association. However, after back-to-back losing seasons in 1973 and 1974, and several recruiting scandals hit other sports at Cornell, Musick was terminated by the University at the end of the 1974 season. His final record was 45-33-3.
Jack Musick died in 1977 at the age of 51.
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
from 1966 to 1974.
Musick played as a lineman at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
from 1945 to 1947. In 1947 he became an assistant coach under Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Denver , Dartmouth College , the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign , and Cornell University , compiling a career college football record of...
at Monrovia, California High School and then followed him to Pasadena City College in 1949. In 1951 Musick became head coach at Hart High School. In 1953 he rejoined Bob Blackman at Denver University where he served as head line coach. Musick would work in that capacity under Blackman for the next 13 years, including after 1955 when both were hired by Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
. Dartmouth would win four Ivy League titles with Musick coaching under Blackman.
After replacing Tom Harp
Tom Harp
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at Cornell, Musick would go on to win Cornell's first official Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
title in 1971 and coached top rusher Ed Marinaro
Ed Marinaro
Ed Marinaro is an American former football player turned actor.-Football career:Marinaro played high school football in New Milford, New Jersey, for the New Milford High School Knights....
. In 1971 Musick would also be named Division I Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association. However, after back-to-back losing seasons in 1973 and 1974, and several recruiting scandals hit other sports at Cornell, Musick was terminated by the University at the end of the 1974 season. His final record was 45-33-3.
Jack Musick died in 1977 at the age of 51.