Jack Chevigny, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jack Chevigny

American football player and coach, college athletics administrator

Date of Birth: 14-Aug-1906

Place of Birth: Dyer, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 19-Feb-1945

Profession: military officer, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

John Edward Chevigny (August 14, 1906 – February 19, 1945) was an American football player, coach, lawyer, and United States Marine Corps officer who was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
He is best known for scoring the famous "that's one for Gipper" touchdown for Notre Dame on November 10, 1928 versus Army at Yankee Stadium.
One of the Great Depression-era football stars, he was one of the best blocking backs for Knute Rockne's Notre Dame football team in the 1920s.
Chevigny later served as the head coach of the NFL's Chicago Cardinals in 1932 and the head football coach at the University of Texas from 1934 to 1936. On August 18, 1979, Chevigny was inducted posthumously into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.
He is also a member of the St.
Edwards University Athletics Hall of Fame.