Jack Meakins

John Robert Meakins^[1] (c. 1935 – October 14, 1979) was a Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders. He previously played at Montana State University and was from Edmonton, Alberta where he attended Eastwood School and Victoria High School.^[2][3] Later attending the University of Alabama where he earned additional bachelors and masters' degrees,^[4] he later became the academic dean at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, Georgia. He died in 1979 at the age of 44.^[5]

Jack Meakins

Born:	c. 1935 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Died:	October 14, 1979 (aged 44) Milledgeville, Georgia, US
Career information
CFL status	National
Position(s)	E
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
College	Montana State
Career history
As player
1955–1956	Calgary Stampeders