- John P. Riley, Jr.
John P. ("Jack") Riley (born
June 15 ,1922 ) is an American formerice hockey player and coach. Long-timeWest Point hockey coach, Riley coached the United States to the gold medal at the1960 Squaw Valley Olympics . He played for the olympic team at the1948 St. Moritz Olympics .A native of
Medford, MA , Riley playedcollege hockey atDartmouth College (1940-1942 and 1946-47) as well as for theU.S. Naval Air Corps (1942-1946). He was part of an American team that was disqualified as two rival teams arrived for the Americans at the Olympics. (SeeIce hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics ). He was then player-coach of the national team at the1949 IIHF World Championship .Riley began his Army coaching career in 1950, remaining the Cadets head coach through 1986. He twice has been named
NCAA Coach of the Year.Riley's Americans surprised the hockey world going undefeated in winning the country's first
Olympic gold medal and second ever.Riley was inducted in the
United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979, and theInternational Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998. He is a two-time winner of theLester Patrick Award , in 1986 and 2002.Riley is a member of The Hyannisport Club where he is known to throw irons after poor shots.
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* [http://www.masshockey.com/Hall/Riley/ masshockey.com Hall of Fame inductee page]
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