Jack McCulloch
Jack McCulloch | |||
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Photo from Outing magazine, Vol. XXXI, Oct. 1897 – Mar. 1898 | |||
Born | (1872-08-15)August 15, 1872 Perth, Ontario, Canada | ||
Died | January 26, 1918(1918-01-26) (aged 45) Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA | ||
Position | Forward Defense | ||
Played for | Winnipeg Victorias | ||
Playing career | 1891–1894 |
John K. McCulloch (August 15, 1872 – January 26, 1918) was a Canadian speed skater and ice hockey player. He won several Canadian amateur speed skating championships and one world championship.
Sports career
An amateur skater from 1890 to 1898, during which time he was the dominant speed skater in Canada. In the 1897 world championships in Montreal in the 1,500-meter race, he and Alfred Næss finished in a dead heat, forcing a run-off. McCulloch won by two-fifths of a second.[1]
In 1889, McCulloch helped found the Winnipeg Victorias hockey club, one of the first in western Canada. He participated in the first organized ice hockey game in Manitoba, and played for the hockey club for several years afterward. McCulloch was a multi-athlete and outside of speed skating and ice hockey he also excelled in roller skating, figure skating, track and field, rowing, canoeing and gymnastics. He is a member of the Canada and Manitoba Sports Halls of Fame.
References
- ^ "Jack McCulloch". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2008-01-26. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
His next major amateur competition was at the 1897 world championships which were held in Montreal and featured speed skaters from Canada, U.S., and Norway, including the famed Norwegian skater Alfred Nass. In the 1,500-metre race, he and Nass finished in a dead heat, forcing a second race. In front of a large crowd, McCulloch won the run-off by only two-fifths of a second.
External links
- John K. "Jack" McCulloch at Memorable Manitobans
- Jack McCulloch at Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
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