Jack Dana

Jack Herbert Dana (December 17, 1921 – January 1983) was an American basketball player.

Jack Dana
Personal information
BornDecember 17, 1921
DiedJanuary 1983 (aged 62)
Lafayette, California
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolPiedmont (Piedmont, California)
CollegeStanford (1941–1943)
PositionForward
Career highlights and awards

Basketball career

A forward from Piedmont High School in Piedmont, California, Dana played collegiately for Stanford University.[1][2] He was a reserve on Stanford's 1942 national championship team, but in the championship game, starting forward Jim Pollard had the flu and was unable to play. Dana started in Pollard's place, played all 40 minutes, and scored 14 points, one point behind high scorer Howie Dallmar.[2][3]

After college

Dana received an engineering degree from Stanford, then served in the United States Navy during World War II, and was honorably discharged as a lieutenant. He earned an MBA from Stanford and married Renée Cohu, daughter of airline executive La Motte Cohu, in 1948.[4] Dana was a prominent insurance broker. He and his wife had two children and were married until his wife's suicide in 1970.[5] Dana died in 1983.[6] He was posthumously inducted into the Piedmont High School sports hall of fame.

References
  1. Chapin, Dwight (March 25, 1998). "'42 champs pull for repeat in '98". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  2. Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 102. ISBN 1-57167-116-1.
  3. "Dartmouth Big Green vs. Stanford Cardinal - Box Score - 1942". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  4. "Jack Dana to wed Miss Renee Cohu" (PDF). New York Times. February 3, 1948. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  5. "Woman found dead in Miami is missing California socialite". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. February 11, 1970. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  6. "Social Security Death Index". Retrieved September 15, 2011.


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