John Joseph Magee was an American track and field coach.
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10 Facts About Jack Magee
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Jack Magee was head coach at Bowdoin College from 1913 to 1955 and assistant coach of the United States Olympic track and field team in 1924,1928 and 1932.
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Jack Magee was born in Newark, New Jersey, on January 12,1883, but grew up in East Boston, where he was a sprinter in school.
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Jack Magee briefly coached at Powder Point School in Duxbury, Massachusetts before moving to Bowdoin College in 1913.
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Jack Magee was in charge of the Bowdoin track team for the following forty-two years, with some interruptions; in 1918 he received a year's leave of absence to train the American army in France, and was wounded during his time there.
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Jack Magee coached the American national team in dual meets against the British Empire in 1932 and 1933, as well as on tours of the Far East and Scandinavia.
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Jack Magee served as an assistant coach on the US Olympic track and field teams of 1924,1928 and 1932; he was with the team in 1920, but was not one of the official assistant coaches that year.
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Jack Magee was one of the founders of the Maine branch of the Amateur Athletic Union ; he was elected vice president of the national AAU in 1932 and re-elected the following year.
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Jack Magee served as president of the Association of College Track Coaches of America and was a long-time member of the Maine State Boxing Commission.
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