Herb Maack

Herbert Henry Maack (April 16, 1917 – May 5, 2007) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach of the Rhode Island Rams football team from 1956 through 1960. He compiled a 17–22–2 record and led the Rams to a share of the 1957 Yankee Conference championship.

Herb Maack

Biographical details
Born	(1917-04-16)April 16, 1917 Union City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	May 5, 2007(2007-05-05) (aged 90) Narragansett, Rhode Island, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1939–1941	Columbia
1946	Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)
Basketball
1939–1940	Columbia
1941–1942	Columbia
1946–1947	Jersey City Atoms
Position(s)	Tackle (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946	Columbia (line)
1947–1952	Bucknell (line)
1953–1955	Rhode Island (line)
1956–1960	Rhode Island
Wrestling
1947–1953	Bucknell
Head coaching record
Overall	17–22–2 (football) 20–21–2 (wrestling)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 Yankee Conference (1957)

Maack, a native of West New York, New Jersey, attended the Hun School of Princeton in Princeton for high school and then played football and basketball in college for the Columbia Lions.^[1] Maack played professionally for one season (1946) with the now-defunct Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).

Mack served as an officer in the United States Navy during World War II. He won battle stars for his action in New Guinea and the Philippines before he was discharged as a lieutenant commander.^[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Rhode Island Rams (Yankee Conference) (1956–1960)
1956	Rhode Island	2–6	1–4	6th
1957	Rhode Island	5–2–1	3–0–1	T–1st
1958	Rhode Island	4–4	2–2	3rd
1959	Rhode Island	3–5–1	1–1–1	T–4th
1960	Rhode Island	3–5	1–4	5th
Rhode Island:		17–22–2	8–11–2
Total:		17–22–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth