 Cloud on a 1951 Bowman football card | |||||||||||
| No. 50, 82, 34 | |||||||||||
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| Positions | Linebacker Fullback | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1925-01-01)January 1, 1925 Britton, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | June 19, 2010(2010-06-19) (aged 85) Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Maury (Norfolk, Virginia) | ||||||||||
| College | William & Mary | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1950: 6th round, 69th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Jack Martin Cloud (January 1, 1925 – June 19, 2010) was an American professionalfootballlinebacker andfullback in theNational Football League (NFL) for theGreen Bay Packers and theWashington Redskins. He was inducted into theVirginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1984 and theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
Cloud attended and playedhigh school football atMatthew Fontaine Maury High School inNorfolk, Virginia.[1] After graduation, he served three years in theUnited States Air Force before college.[1]
Cloud attended and playedcollege football atthe College of William & Mary, where he scored five touchdowns in one game and set a school scoring record of 102 points in 1947.[1]
Cloud wasdrafted in the sixth round of the1950 NFL draft by theGreen Bay Packers (1950–1951). He then played for theWashington Redskins (1952–1953).
After retiring from the NFL, Cloud became an assistant coach at William & Mary in 1954.[1] The following year, he became theathletic director and head coach atNaval Station Norfolk (1955–1958).[1] He then joined the staff at theUnited States Naval Academy, where he had a 22-year career as lightweight coach and assistant varsity coach. After retiring from coaching, Cloud was an associate professor ofphysical education and special assistant to the director of athletics. He retired in 1990.[1]