Jack Sherry

John E. "Jack" Sherry was a two sport star at Penn State. In football he set a team record with 8 interceptions in 1952. [ [http://www.gopsusports.com/football/records/interceptions.cfm Season Interception Leaders] Official Home of Penn State Athletics] In basketball he was team captain of the Penn State's team that made it to the 1954 Final Four.

In 1952, Jack intercepted 8 passes, returned for 101 yards. In 1954, Jack led Penn State in receiving yards and tied for the team lead in receptions. (11 catches for 160 yards, 14.5 average, 1 touchdown). [ [http://www.plotit.com/PSU/PSU_IREC.html All-Time Penn State Individual Records, Season Leaders -- Receiving] ]

In the 1954 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Penn State defeated Toledo (62-50), LSU (78-70), and Notre Dame (71-63) to make the Final Four. The were defeated by La Salle (69-54) but defeated USC (70-61) for third place.

Sherry is a member of the West Philadelphia Catholic High School Sports Hall of Fame. [ [http://www.westcatholic.org/westcatholic.aspx?pgID=910 West Philadelphia Catholic High School Sports Hall of Fame] ]

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* [http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/1994/03/03-02-94tdc/03-02-94dsports-4.asp Forty years later: Reliving a magical run]
* [http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=5551 Nittany Lion Basketball Reunion Weekend Features 50th Anniversary of ’54 Final Four Team]
* [http://146.186.194.36/archive/2001/03/03-23-01tdc/03-23-01dsports-2.asp Nittany Lions' current season reminiscent of 1954 team]
* [http://www.giveto.psu.edu/news/000348/default.aspx Hickey Endows Scholarship In Teammate's Name]