John Morrison (ice hockey b. 1945)
| Jack Morrison | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 6, 1945 Minneapolis, MN, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Played for | Yale Bulldogs | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 1965–1978 | ||
John Lewis "Jack" Morrison (born April 6, 1945) is a former American ice hockey Olympic athlete and corporate manager. Morrison was named a first-team All-American at center in 1967, and then captained the United States men's national ice hockey team at the 1968 Winter Olympics. The team finished fifth in the competition, with Morrison its leading scorer. He graduated from Yale University the all-time leading scorer for men's hockey with 51 goals and 68 assists, 119 points. He led the team in scoring his senior year with 49 points. Morrisoprofessional career has included work in finance and manufacturing.
Morrison was a member of the Yale College Class of 1967.[1] Morrison won the William Neely Mallory Award, given to the Yale senior male who, on the field of play and in his life at Yale, best represents the highest ideals of American sportsmanship and Yale tradition.[2] Before Yale Morrison attended Phillips Academy where he captained the hockey and tennis teams. He is a member of the initial class, along with George H.W. Bush, of the Andover Athletic Hall of Honor. LIFE magazine profiled Morrison as an outstanding secondary school hockey athlete in 1963. [3][4]
He earned degrees from Yale, where he was a fellow Deke of George W. Bush, and then Harvard Business School, Class of 1971. Morrison founded an investment firm, Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison, in Minneapolis, MN. He had been an executive at Pillsbury Company.
Morrison had been an executive at Pillsbury Company before founding Goldner Hawn.
Awards and honors
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1966–67 |
| AHCA East All-American | 1966–67 |
References
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- ↑ http://www.yalebulldogs.com/information/traditions/awards/mallory_award
- ↑ Remarks, Andover Athletic Hall of Honor Induction Ceremony 2008, Saturday, June 14, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Kemper Auditorium
- ↑ Andover Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2008 program