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![]() Jack McDonough, c. 1950 | |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | 1923 |
Personal information | |
Born: | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
Career history | |
College | Georgia Tech (1919–1922) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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John J. McDonough was a college football player and one time president of Georgia Power.[1] He also coached Savannah High School.[2]
A native of Savannah, McDonough was a star quarterback for William Alexander's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football teams,[3] inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame in 1962.[4] McDonough amassed a 26–7 record while at Tech.
He started as a true freshman when Marshall Guill was moved to end, and only missed four games in four years due to an injury in his sophomore season caused by Pitt's Orville Hewitt.