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Jack Chevigny Biography
Jack Chevigny is one of the famous Football Player, who was born on the memorable day of August 14 in the year 1906. Hailing from the vibrant city of Indiana, Jack Chevigny is a proud citizen of United States.
Notre Dame football legend and NFL coach who joined the Marines during World War II and fought at Iwo Jima.
Over the years, not only have skills been honed, but a significant impact has also been made in the professional field. Whether it's through work, public appearances, or contributions to the community, Jack Chevigny continues to be an inspiration for many.
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Jack Chevigny
First Name
Jack
Last Name
Chevigny
Death Date
1945-02-19
Death Day
February 19
Death Year
1945
Place of Death
Iwo Jima, Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan
Education
University of Notre Dame; Hammond High School
Family
He was born in Dyer, Indiana, to a doctor father.
Height & Weight
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Bob Kalsu was another football star (with the Buffalo Bills NFL team) who died a hero’s death in war.
Career
He scored a winning touchdown against the Army team during his time at Notre Dame.
Trivia
He was conscripted into the Army during World War II and volunteered to become a Marine. As such, he was one of the first men to land – and die – on the shores of Iwo Jima.
Net Worth & Salary
Jack Chevigny net worth is $5 Million (2022).
Jack Chevigny Timeline
1920
One of the Great Depression-era football stars, he was one of the best blocking backs for Knute Rockne's Notre Dame football team in the 1920s.
1924
He attended Catholic grade school in Dyer before moving to Hammond, Indiana, where he attended Hammond High School and played football at, and graduated president of his class in 1924.
1926
Part of the legend of Notre Dame football history was that Chevigny, who played three seasons as right halfback from 1926 to 1928, scored the winning touchdown against Army on November 10, 1928 (the 153rd birthday of the United States Marine Corps) in Yankee Stadium after Knute Rockne’s famous "Win one for the Gipper" halftime speech (in memory of Notre Dame football great George Gipp) with Chevigny yelling, "That's one for the Gipper" as he crossed the goal line.
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1928
He is best known for scoring the famous "that's one for Gipper" touchdown for Notre Dame on November 10, 1928, versus Army at Yankee Stadium.
1929
Chevigny became an assistant football coach under Rockne in 1929, and Notre Dame went undefeated that season and the next season winning two National Championships.
1930
Knute Rockne had related the details about the famous game in an autobiography published in Collier's magazine in 1930.
1931
Chevigny who received his Notre Dame law degree in 1931, left Notre Dame football after Rockne's death in an airplane crash March 31, 1931 and the 1931 football season.
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1932
Chevigny later served as the head coach of the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League in 1932 and the head football coach at the University of Texas from 1934 to 1936.
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1934
When the University of Texas began looking for a new coach in 1934, Chevigny was chosen for that position.
1935
The 1935 team didn't play as well and Chevigny finished his coaching career at the University of Texas with a 13–14–2 record in three seasons and was the only University of Texas head coach to have an overall losing record (a feat later matched by Charlie Strong).
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1937
In 1937, Chevigny resigned his Texas Longhorns coaching position and was appointed Deputy Attorney General of Texas.
1943
In March 1943, Chevigny (then 36 years old) was drafted into the U.
1944
In January 1944, Chevigny reported for duty at Camp Pendleton, California.
1945
The 27th Marines landed on "Red Beach 1" and "Red Beach 2" on February 19, 1945 (D-day). 1st Lt.
1949
Chevigny was buried in the 5th Marine Division Cemetery on Iwo Jima and later was reburied in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (called the "Punchbowl"; dedicated in 1949) in Honolulu, Hawaii.
1979
On August 18, 1979, Chevigny was inducted posthumously into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.
