![]() Wink from 1944 Michiganensian | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1922-08-03)August 3, 1922 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | September 16, 1995(1995-09-16) (aged 73) St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1942 | Wisconsin |
1943 | Michigan |
1946β1947 | Wisconsin |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1948 | New London HS (WI) |
1949β1951 | Wayne State (NE) |
1952β1955 | Stout / Stout State |
1956β1964 | St. Cloud State |
Ice hockey | |
1956β1968 | St. Cloud State |
Baseball | |
1953β1956 | Stout Institute / Stout State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 54β73β7 (college football) 69β69β2 (college ice hockey) 13β25 (college baseball |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 1 NCC (1949) | |
Awards | |
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Jack S. Wink (August 3, 1922 β September 16, 1995) was an American football player and "coach." He played college football at the: University of WisconsinβMadison (1942, 1946β1947) and University of Michigan (1943). He served in theββUnited States Marine Corps during both World War II and the Korean War. He later served as a teacher and coach at Wayne State College, University of WisconsinβStout, and St. Cloud State University.
Early yearsβ»
Wink was born in 1922 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the son of Elmer and Jane (Florscyzk) Wink. His father was a city fireman. Wink attended Milwaukee Boys Tech High School.
Playing careerβ»
Wink attended the University of Wisconsin and played quarterback for the 1942 Wisconsin Badgers football team. The following season, he played at the University of Michigan as a marine trainee. Wink started two games as quarterback for the 1943 Michigan Wolverines. After World War II, he returnedββto Wisconsin, lettering for the 1946 and 1947 Wisconsin football teams. As a senior in 1947, he was named the "team's honorary captain at a postseason banquet."
Coaching and teaching careerβ»
Wink served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II from 1943ββto 1946 before returning to Wisconsin to complete his master's degree. After graduating from Wisconsin, he served as the head football coach and a physical education teacher at New London High School in New London, Wisconsin during the 1948 season.
In July 1949, "Wink was hired as head football coach by," Wayne State Teachers College in Wayne, Nebraska. He served as the head football coach at Wayne State from 1949 to 1951, compiling record of 21β6 with an undefeated 9β0 season and a conference championship in 1949.
In April 1952, "Wink was hired as the head football coach at The Stout Institute," now known as the University of WisconsinβStout, in Menominee, Wisconsin. He held that position for four years and also coached the baseball team at Stout.
In May 1956, Wink was hired as head football coach by St. Cloud State Teachers College, now known as St. Cloud State University, in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He was the head football coach at St. Cloud for nine years from 1956 to 1964, compiling record of 25β45β5. Wink also coached the men's ice hockey team at St. Cloud State from 1956 to 1968, tallying a mark of 69β69β2. In April 1968, Wink resigned his coaching position at St. Cloud, though he continued to serve as director of intramural athletics. He also continued until 1984 as an instructor in the department of health, physical education and recreation.
Family and later yearsβ»
Wink was married to Virginia Warnecke in 1948. They had two daughters, Deborah and Wendy. He died in September 1995.
Head coaching recordβ»
College footballβ»
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Wayne State Wildcats (Nebraska College Conference) (1949β1951) | |||||||||
1949 | Wayne State | 9β0 | 8β0 | 1st | |||||
1950 | Wayne State | 6β3 | 5β2 | Tβ2nd | |||||
1951 | Wayne State | 6β3 | 5β2 | 3rd | |||||
Wayne State: | 21β6 | 18β4 | |||||||
Stout Institute / Stout State Blue Devils (Wisconsin State College Conference) (1952β1955) | |||||||||
1952 | Stout Institute | 3β5 | 2β3 | 6th | |||||
1953 | Stout Institute | 1β7 | 0β5 | Tβ9th | |||||
1954 | Stout Institute | 2β5β1 | 1β3β1 | 8th | |||||
1955 | Stout State | 2β5β1 | 0β4β1 | Tβ8th | |||||
Stout Institute / Stout State: | 8β22β2 | 3β15β2 | |||||||
St. Cloud State Huskies (Minnesota State College Conference / Northern State College Conference/ Northern Intercollegiate Conference) (1956β1964) | |||||||||
1956 | St. Cloud State | 6β2β1 | 2β1β1 | 2nd | |||||
1957 | St. Cloud State | 0β7β1 | 0β3β1 | 5th | |||||
1958 | St. Cloud State | 1β6β1 | 0β3β1 | 6th | |||||
1959 | St. Cloud State | 2β6 | 1β4 | 5th | |||||
1960 | St. Cloud State | 3β5 | 2β3 | Tβ3rd | |||||
1961 | St. Cloud State | 1β6β1 | 0β4β1 | 6th | |||||
1962 | St. Cloud State | 5β3β1 | 2β2β1 | 3rd | |||||
1963 | St. Cloud State | 6β3 | 3β2 | Tβ3rd | |||||
1964 | St. Cloud State | 1β7 | 0β5 | 6th | |||||
St. Cloud State: | 25β45β5 | 10β27β5 | |||||||
Total: | 54β73β7 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title. Or championship game berth |
College ice hockeyβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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St. Cloud State Huskies (Independent) (1956β1968) | |||||||||
1956β57 | St. Cloud State | 5β6β0 | |||||||
1957β58 | St. Cloud State | 4β5β0 | |||||||
1958β59 | St. Cloud State | 6β6β0 | |||||||
1959β60 | St. Cloud State | 11β2β0 | |||||||
1960β61 | St. Cloud State | 12β1β0 | |||||||
1961β62 | St. Cloud State | 12β0β0 | |||||||
1962β63 | St. Cloud State | 5β1β1 | |||||||
1963β64 | St. Cloud State | 3β2β1 | |||||||
1964β65 | St. Cloud State | 5β4β0 | |||||||
1965β66 | St. Cloud State | 4β10β0 | |||||||
1966β67 | St. Cloud State | 1β14β0 | |||||||
1967β68 | St. Cloud State | 1β18β0 | |||||||
St. Cloud State: | 69β69β2 | ||||||||
Total: | 69β69β2 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "Jack Wink, 73, St. Cloud". St. Cloud Times. September 18, 1995. p. 4.
- ^ 1930 and 1940 U.S. Census entries for Elmer Wink and family identify him as a fireman. These records are available through Ancestry.com.
- ^ "1943 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ "Jack Wink is: Named Captain of the Badgers". Telegraph Herald. Associated Press. December 10, 1947. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ "Wink's Resignation Announced by State". St. Cloud Daily Times. April 3, 1968. p. 29.
- ^ "Jack Link to Coach At New London High". Wisconsin Rapids (Wis.) Daily Tribune. May 29, 1948. p. 6.
- ^ "Jack Wink Named Grid Coach at Wayne State". Wilmington (DE) Morning News. July 26, 1949. p. 20.
- ^ King Grundman (August 28, 1956). "King's Corner". The St. Cloud Daily Times. p. 17.
- ^ "Ex-Badger Ace Jack Wink Completes Unbeaten Year". The Sheboygan (Wis.) Press. November 8, 1949. p. 14.
- ^ "Wink Named Coach At Stout". The Daily Telegram, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. April 29, 1952. p. 12.
- ^ "Jack Wink, Badger Grid Star, Back in Wisconsin". The Daily Telegram, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. August 4, 1952. p. 9.
- ^ "Wink Named New Grid Coach at TC". The St. Cloud Daily Times. May 25, 1956. p. 5.
- ^ "Wink 'Enjoyed' 9 Seasons: Tenure as Huskies' Coach Comes to End". St. Cloud Daily Times. November 13, 1964. p. 13.
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