Jack Mildren Tribute

I was surprised to see a picture of the great wish bone offensive players face on fanhouse and of Jack's untimely death. I was at a football camp at CW Post College on Long Island, NY - That was in 1974, my first year in high school going to quarterback football camp. One thing I remembered most about Jack was the way he would tell all of us quarterbacks to stop slapping the ball before we through it. I guess that was one of his pet peeves! I remember him telling me how many cleats he wore out dragging his toe along the ground for timing when using the wishbone in offensive plays. I never used the wishbone where I played quarterback but I can still do what he taught me to this day - it was actually a pretty neat play and creative (which my high school coach lacked) but Jack impressed upon me at that camp how to play the position pretty well. I didn't know what happened to him afterwards but apparently he became a great success in life as he was as a college quarterback. Only those that new him will be able to say how he will be missed and remembered. My thoughts and prays are with his family and friends that stood with him until the end! I can only hope he is running God's offensive team on those golden streets! God Speed Jack!

He set the bar high for Cooper graduates, and I am proud to have walked the halls he walked and played on the field he played on.

CHS, 1982