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John Edward "Jack" Chevigny (August 14, 1906 – February 19, 1945) was an American football player, coach, lawyer, soldier, and Marine Corps officer who was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. 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. Chevigny later served as the head coach of the NFL's Chicago Cardinals in 1932 and the head football coach at the University of Texas from 1934 to 1936. On August 18, 1979, he was inducted posthumously into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.

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  • John Edward "Jack" Chevigny (August 14, 1906 – February 19, 1945) was an American football player, coach, lawyer, soldier, and Marine Corps officer who was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. 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. Chevigny later served as the head coach of the NFL's Chicago Cardinals in 1932 and the head football coach at the University of Texas from 1934 to 1936. On August 18, 1979, he was inducted posthumously into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.
  • Chevigny played for Notre Dame from 1926 to 1928 and later was an assistant coach under Rockne. After Rockne's death in 1931, the Hammond, Indiana native left Notre Dame and coached the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL to a 2–6–2 record in 1932. He left to become head coach at St. Edward's University, a sister school of Notre Dame, in Austin, Texas. So, when the University of Texas began looking for a new coach in 1934, Chevigny was conveniently in the same city. Chevigny's greatest moment came in just the second game of his career, when he directed a 7–6 victory over his alma mater, Notre Dame. The team finished the season at 7–2–1. His 1935 team didn't fare as well and Chevigny finished his Texas coaching career with a 13–14–2 record in three seasons, and was the only Texas head coach in his
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