Jack Coombs
Baseball
Inducted: 1987
- Born in Iowa, 1882
- Attended Colby College
- Successful major league pitcher and college coach
- Pitched for Philadelphia Athletics, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Detroit Tigers from 1906–1920
- Went 31-9 in 1910, with 13 shutouts and a 1.30 ERA
- Won three games for Philadelphia in 1910 World Series
- Led AL with 28 wins in 1911
- Won World Series games in 1911 and 1916 for a career series record of 5-0
- Compiled career record of 159-110
- Coached at Williams College and Princeton University in the 1920s
- Became head baseball coach at Duke in 1929, delivering a 381-171 record from 1929-1952
- Led team to six SC titles and advanced to the College World Series in 1952
- Died in 1957
