词条 | Jack Riley (American football) |
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| name = Jack Riley | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1909|6|13|mf=y}} | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois | death_date = {{Death date and age|1993|3|22|1909|6|13|mf=y}} | death_place = Kenilworth, Illinois | position = Tackle | college = Northwestern | Honors = 1931 All-America Team | PFR = RileJa20 | NFL = RIL276860 | DatabaseFootball = RILEYJAC01 | playing_years1 = 1933 | playing_team1 = Boston Redskins | CollegeHOF = 1508 }}{{MedalTableTop|name=|image=|imagesize=|alt=|caption=}}{{MedalSport | Men's Freestyle wrestling}}{{MedalCountry | {{flagu|United States}} }}{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}{{MedalSilver | 1932 Los Angeles | Wrestling}}{{MedalBottom}} John Horn Riley (June 13, 1909 – March 22, 1993) was an American football tackle. He played college football at Northwestern University and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston Redskins. Riley was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988. Early lifeRiley was born in Chicago and attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, as well as St. John's Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin.[1] While at St. Johns, he participated in rowing and captained a championship crew in 1927.[1] College careerRiley attended and played college football at Northwestern University. While he was there, Northwestern had a 20–5–1 record and won two Big Ten Conference championships. He was named an All-American in 1931.[1] Riley also wrestled at Northwestern and was the national collegiate heavyweight champion in 1931 and 1932.[1] He then won a silver medal in wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics, behind Swede Johan Richthoff and ahead of Austrian Nickolaus Hirschl.[1] Professional careerAfter college, Riley played professional football in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins (now Washington Redskins) in 1933. After football, Riley became a professional wrestler for two years and retired undefeated after 132 professional matches.[1] Post-sportsRiley entered the United States Marine Corps during World War II and rose to the rank of Major.[1] After the war he worked as a manufacturer's representative in Kenilworth, Illinois. Also, from 1948 to 1957, Riley was the Northwestern University wrestling coach.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{College Football HoF|id=1508|name=Jack Riley |accessdate=December 17, 2008}} {{1931 College Football Consensus All-Americans}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Riley, Jack}} 17 : 1909 births|1993 deaths|American football tackles|Boston Redskins players|Northwestern Wildcats football players|Northwestern Wildcats wrestlers|All-American college football players|College Football Hall of Fame inductees|Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics|Olympic wrestlers of the United States|Olympic silver medalists for the United States in wrestling|Wrestlers at the 1932 Summer Olympics|American Marine Corps personnel of World War II|Sportspeople from Chicago|People from Kenilworth, Illinois|Players of American football from Illinois|Olympic wrestlers of the National Football League |
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