Sport(s) Football 1953–1960 Pacific (CA) 1944–1947 UCLA Name Jack Myers | 1948–1950 Philadelphia Eagles Role American football player 1952 Los Angeles Rams Positions Fullback, Quarterback | |
Born October 8, 1924 (age 99)
St. Louis, Missouri ( 1924-10-08 ) 1951 Pacific (CA) (assistant) Education University of California, Los Angeles | ||
John Mevlin "Moose" Myers (born October 8, 1924) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and professionally in National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams. Myers served as the head football coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California from 1953 to 1960, compiling a record of 39–33–5. He was also the athletic director at Pacific from 1956 to 1961.
Myers attended high school in Ventura, California and served in the United States Navy as an ensign during World War II. Myers first came to Pacific in 1951 for one season as the backfield coach for the Tigers before returning to the NFL as a player in 1952.