Jack Boone

Jack Boone

Boone pictured in The Buccaneer 1956, ECU yearbook
Sport(s)	Football, baseball
Biographical details
Born	(1918-05-28)May 28, 1918 Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Died	Greenville, North Carolina
Playing career
c. 1940	Elon
1942	Cleveland Rams
Position(s)	Back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1952–1961	East Carolina
Baseball
1948–1952	East Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall	49–45–5 (football) 38–23–2 (baseball)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Robert Lee "Jack" Boone (May 28, 1918 – February 6, 1984) was an American football player and coach. He became the ninth head football coach for East Carolina Teachers College in 1952. In 1952 the Pirates saw their first action in the postseason when they played Clarion State College in the Lions Bowl, but lost 13–6. In 1953, the Pirates became the North State Conference Champions and played in the Elks Bowl. They lost 12–0 to Morris Harvey College. Boone's football coaching career lasted 10 years. He compiled a 49–45–5 record. In 1953, Boone was named as the Coach of the Year in the North State Conference after his team finished 8–2.

Before football, Boone was the head baseball coach starting in 1948. His baseball team posted a 38–23–2 record in three seasons for a .623 winning percentage.

Boone was a native of Portsmouth, Virginia, and was inducted into the ECU Hall of Fame in 1981. He died in February 1984 at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, North Carolina.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
1952	East Carolina	6–3–2
1953	East Carolina	8–2
1954	East Carolina	5–4–1
1955	East Carolina	4–5
1956	East Carolina	2–6–1
1957	East Carolina	1–8
1958	East Carolina	6–4
1959	East Carolina	5–6
1960	East Carolina	7–3
1961	East Carolina	5–4–1
Total:		49–45–5
†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

External links

• Boone HOF page
• Jack Boone at Pro-Football-Reference.com