Jack Crickard

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games (non-medal events)
SexMale
Full nameJohn William “Jack”•Crickard
Used nameJack•Crickard
Nick/petnamesJack
Born7 March 1910 in Lynbrook, New York (USA)
Died7 May 1985 in Amherst, New York (USA)
AffiliationsHarvard Crimson, Cambridge (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

John Crickard was a running back who did not start the Olympic demonstration for the East Team, but subbed in for Edward Mays. Crickard played for Harvard, and was a third-team All-American in 1931. Early in the 1931 Harvard-Yale game, he broke a run for 77 yards but was stopped before the goal line. Crickard served in the Army during World War II. He later worked for Gooderham and Worts, Ltd., a Canadian distillery.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics American Football USA Jack Crickard
American Football, Men (Olympic (non-medal)) East 2