Jack Mara
John V. "Jack" Mara(March 21, 1908 – June 29, 1965) was a co-owner of theNew York Giants,anAmerican footballteam that plays in theNational Football League(NFL). Jack was the son of Elizabeth "Lizette" (née Barclay) andTim Maraand brother ofWellington,and served as the team's president for 24 years. He and Wellington inherited the team upon their father's death in 1959.
He graduated fromFordham Universityin 1933 with a law degree.[1]However, he never became a practicing lawyer, instead joining the Giants as team president.[2]In 1934 he married Helen Phelan, daughter ofNew York State Athletic CommissionchairmanJohn J. Phelan.They had two children - Maura andTimothy J. Mara.
Jack Mara died at the age of 57 on June 29, 1965, of cancer at Memorial Hospital.[3]He is buried at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Valhalla, New York. He was inducted into theNew York Giants Ring of Honorin 2010.
References
[edit]- ^"Fordham to Give 250 Law Degrees".New York Times.June 13, 1933.
- ^"To Scout East-West Game".New York Times.December 30, 1933.
- ^"Mara, President of Giants, Dead".The Lewiston Sun.Associated Press. June 30, 1965.RetrievedMay 7,2011.
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