John Jordan (1910–1991) was an American basketball player and coach, best known for coaching the University of Notre Dame's men's basketball team from 1951 to 1964.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Oct 23, 1910 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | June 13, 1991 Oak Forest, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1932–1935 | Notre Dame |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1951 | Loyola (IL) |
| 1951–1964 | Notre Dame |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 214–145 (.596) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 8–6 (.571) |
Jordan played basketball at Notre Dame in the 1930s and was a teammate of George Ireland, Moose Krause, and Ray Meyer. He was the captain of the Fighting Irish in 1935. After college, he took a coaching job at Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, and remained there until 1949. He spent the 1950–51 basketball season as coach at Loyola University Chicago, then took the reins at Notre Dame the following season. While at Notre Dame, Jordan recorded a 199–131 record and guided his players to five appearances in the NCAA tournament.
He attended Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, graduating in 1929.
After Jordan's coaching career ended, he worked with the Chicago Park District. He died in Oak Forest, Illinois at the age of 81 in 1991.[1]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Ramblers (Independent) (1950–1951) | |||||||||
| 1950–51 | Loyola (IL) | 15–14 | |||||||
| Loyola (IL): | 15–14 (.517) | ||||||||
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Independent) (1951–1964) | |||||||||
| 1951–52 | Notre Dame | 16–10 | |||||||
| 1952–53 | Notre Dame | 19–5 | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||||
| 1953–54 | Notre Dame | 22–3 | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||||
| 1954–55 | Notre Dame | 14–10 | |||||||
| 1955–56 | Notre Dame | 9–15 | |||||||
| 1956–57 | Notre Dame | 20–8 | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen | ||||||
| 1957–58 | Notre Dame | 24–5 | NCAA University Division Elite Eight | ||||||
| 1958–59 | Notre Dame | 12–13 | |||||||
| 1959–60 | Notre Dame | 17–9 | NCAA University Division first round | ||||||
| 1960–61 | Notre Dame | 12–14 | |||||||
| 1961–62 | Notre Dame | 7–16 | |||||||
| 1962–63 | Notre Dame | 17–9 | NCAA University Division first round | ||||||
| 1963–64 | Notre Dame | 10–14 | |||||||
| Notre Dame: | 199–131 (.603) | ||||||||
| Total: | 214–145 (.596) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
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