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John J. Hantz

  • Class
    1951
  • Induction
    2002
  • Sport(s)
    Wrestling
Jack Hantz '51, '53 lettered in soccer, wrestling and lacrosse as a Bomber and instituted all three sports at Clarkson University as the Golden Knights' athletic director. He coached the Clarkson wrestling team to two undefeated seasons, spent 21 years as the school's men's soccer coach and coached five All-Americans in men's lacrosse. He served as president of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association and in 1986 Clarkson renamed its lacrosse facility Hantz Field.
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