Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born | May 24, 1907 |
Died | August 19, 1982 Santa Barbara, California |
(aged 75)
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1932–1937 | Owensboro HS (KY) |
1938–1939 | West Texas State (assistant) |
1940–1941 | West Texas State |
1946–1949 | Texas Western |
1950–1957 | Utah |
1958–1962 | Stanford |
1962–1969 | UC Santa Barbara |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1950–1956 | Utah |
1965–1973 | UC Santa Barbara |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 135–115–8 (college) 32–22–2 (high school) |
Bowls | 1–2 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4 Skyline (1951–1953, 1957) | |
Awards | |
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1972) |
Jack C. "Cactus Jack" Curtice (May 24, 1907 – August 19, 1982) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. From 1940 to 1941, he served as the head football coach at West Texas A&M, where he compiled a 15–5 record. From 1946 to 1949, he served as the head football coach at UTEP, where he compiled a 24–13–3 record. From 1950 to 1957, he coached at Utah, where he compiled a 45–32–4 record. From 1958 to 1962, he coached at Stanford, and compiled a 14–36 record. From 1963 to 1969, he coached at University of California, Santa Barbara. His teams were known for their passing offenses. His overall record was 135–115–8. Curtice died at his home in Santa Barbara, California on August 19, 1982.