Jack Meakins

John Robert Meakins[1] (c.1935 – October 14, 1979) was a Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders. He previously played at Montana State University and was from Edmonton, Alberta where he attended Eastwood School and Victoria High School.[2][3] Later attending the University of Alabama where he earned additional bachelors and masters' degrees,[4] he later became the academic dean at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, Georgia. He died in 1979 at the age of 44.[5]

Jack Meakins
Born:c.1935
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Died: (aged 44)
Milledgeville, Georgia, US
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)E
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
CollegeMontana State
Career history
As player
19551956Calgary Stampeders

References

  1. "Clipped from Edmonton Journal". Edmonton Journal. 22 August 1960. p. 13.
  2. "Jack Meakin". justsportsstats.com.
  3. "Jack Meakins, Former Junior Shining Light At Montana". Edmonton Journal. December 8, 1954. p. 22.
  4. "Clipped from Edmonton Journal". Edmonton Journal. 14 April 1961. p. 13.
  5. "Obituary for John R. MEAKINS". Edmonton Journal. 17 October 1979. p. 114.
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