Jack Sterrett

Jack Sterrett
Biographical details
Born1901
Died1984
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1926–1930Glencoe HS (MN)
1931–1934Bemidji State
1935–1936St. Thomas (MN)
1940Tulsa (scout)
Basketball
1931–1935Bemidji State
1935–1937St. Thomas (MN)
1937–1938Iowa (assistant)
1938–1940Saint Louis
1940–1941Tulsa
1941–1942Wichita
Head coaching record
Overall16–26–4 (college football)
54–112 (college basketball)

John E. "Cactus Jack" Sterrett (1901 – 1984) was an American football and basketball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Bemidji State University from 1931 to 1934 and at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota from 1935 to 1936, compiling a career college football coaching record of 16–26–4.[2] Sterrett was also a head basketball coach at a number of different schools, including Bemidji State, Saint Louis University,[3] and Wichita State University.[4]

  1. ^ "Tulsa Scout". Des Moines Register. February 6, 1941. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Bemidji State University. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Sterrett to Coach SLU five". Wisconsin State Journal. September 11, 1938. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Jack Sterrett". Retrieved November 28, 2018.