John P. Riley, Jr.
| Sport(s) | Ice hockey |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 15, 1920 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 3, 2016 (aged 95) Sandwich, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1940–1942 | Dartmouth |
| 1946–1947 | Dartmouth |
| 1947–1949 | US National Team |
| 1949–1950 | Boston Olympics |
| Position(s) | Left Wing |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1986 | Army |
| 1959–1960 | US National Team |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 542–343–20 (.610) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1960 Olympic Gold Medal | |
| Awards | |
| 1957 Spencer Penrose Award 1960 Spencer Penrose Award 1979 US Hockey Hall of Fame 1986 Lester Patrick Award 1998 International Ice Hockey Hall of Fame 2002 Lester Patrick Award 2004 Army Sports Hall of Fame |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Ice hockey | ||
Representing the  USA
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| World Championships | ||
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1949 Sweden | |
| Olympics | ||
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1960 Squaw Valley | |
John Patrick "Jack" Riley (June 15, 1920 – February 3, 2016) was an American ice hockey player and coach. The hockey coach at West Point for more than 35 years, Riley coached the United States to the gold medal at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics. He played for the U.S. Olympic team at the 1948 St. Moritz Olympics.
Riley was born in Boston in 1920 and raised in Medford, Massachusetts. He played prep-school hockey at Tabor Academy and was graduated in 1939. He played college hockey at Dartmouth College (1940–1942 and 1946–47) as well as for the U.S. Naval Air Corps (1942–1946). In 1948 he was part of an American team that was disqualified as two rival teams arrived for the Americans at the St. Moritz Olympics. (See Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics). He was then player-coach of the national team at the 1949 IIHF World Championship.
Riley began his Army coaching career in 1950, remaining the Cadets' head coach through 1986. During his tenure, he twice won the Spencer Penrose Award for NCAA Coach of the Year. He was replaced by one of his sons, Rob Riley in 1986. Another son, Brian Riley, took over the job from Rob in 2004.
Riley's Americans surprised the hockey world going undefeated in winning the country's first Olympic gold medal and second ever.
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