Jack Edwin McGregor was born on September 22,1934 and is an American former politician who served as Pennsylvania State Senator from Pittsburgh and the founder of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins.
17 Facts About Jack McGregor
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Jack McGregor serves as a consultant to existing companies wishing to expand their market share in the area.
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Jack McGregor received his JD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he was named class valedictorian and editor-in-chief of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review.
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Jack McGregor is currently allowed to practice law in Connecticut, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.
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In 1965, Jack McGregor became a founder the Pittsburgh Penguins, by helping bring the NHL back to Pittsburgh.
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Jack McGregor later served as general counsel and then as chief operating officer of a multinational oil company.
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Jack McGregor is a Republican who served in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1963 to 1970, representing the Allegheny County-based 44th District.
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Today, Jack McGregor continues to support the GOP, by contributing funds to the Connecticut Republican Party.
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Jack McGregor's plan involved lobbying some of his campaign contributors who were avid sports fans, as well as community leaders.
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Jack McGregor was named president and chief executive officer by the investor group, and he represented Pittsburgh on the NHL's Board of Governors.
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Meanwhile, Jack McGregor obtained Andy Bathgate for the team's first pick in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft.
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Jack McGregor was responsible for the Penguins' their first mascot, Penguin Pete, an Ecuadorian-born penguin on loan from the Pittsburgh Aquazoo.
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Jack McGregor sent Pete to an area taxidermist, and was he later displayed in the lobby of the Penguins team offices at the arena until several callers objected to the stuffed bird.
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On October 11,1967, Clarence Campbell and Jack McGregor jointly dropped the ceremonial first puck of the Penguins opening home game against the Montreal Canadiens.
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Jack McGregor founded the Pittsburgh Penguins' second farm team, the Amarillo Wranglers, and served as team president.
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Jack McGregor served as president of the National Association of Water Companies, chairman of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection's Pollution Prevention Committee, and chairman of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council.
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The Jack McGregor Scholarship is an endowment at Senator's alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh, with the purpose of providing scholarship support to financially needy student who have demonstrated strong academic performance in prior studies and who have made a commitment to utilize their law degree working in the public sector.