Jim Mooney (American football)
Born: | Chicago, Illinois | September 16, 1907
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Died: | August 12, 1944 German-occupied France † | (aged 36)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Guard, End, Fullback |
College | Georgetown |
High school | Chicago (IL) Loyola[1] |
Career history | |
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1930 | Newark Tornadoes |
1930–1931 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
1933 | Cincinnati Reds |
1934 | St. Louis Gunners |
1935 | Chicago Cardinals |
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Military career | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1943–1945 |
Rank | Corporal |
Unit | 110th Infantry Regiment |
Battles/wars | World War II
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James L. Mooney, Jr. (September 16, 1907 – August 12, 1944) was an American football player in the National Football League for the Newark Tornadoes, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Gunners and Chicago Cardinals. Prior to his professional career, Mooney played college football at Georgetown University. In high school, he was a star halfback at Loyola Academy.[2]
After the end of his NFL career, Mooney became a patrolman for the Chicago Police Department, for whom his father worked as a detective, at the Hudson avenue station. He returned to football in 1940 as a coach for the ;[3] he had also coached the New York Yankees of the American Football League in 1937, which included briefly playing in a game that year against the Rochester Tigers before fracturing his left ankle.[4] Mooney also worked as security for the Chicago College All-Star Game.[3]
He reached the rank of corporal while serving in the United States Army during World War II, and was killed in action on August 12, 1944, when he was shot by a sniper in France.[2] His last assignment was with the 110th Infantry Regiment of the 28th Infantry Division. He is buried in Plot D, Row 12, Grave 9 of the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial.[5]
References[]
- ^ "1909-1957". Loyola Academy. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ a b "James Mooney, Football Star, Killed in Action". Chicago Tribune. August 29, 1944. p. 15. Retrieved November 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Anton, Todd; Nowlin, Bill (November 15, 2013). When Football Went to War. Triumph Books. pp. 71–72. ISBN 1600788459.
- ^ "Rochester wins, 24-0, as Yanks miss Strong". The Boston Globe. AP. October 25, 1937. Retrieved July 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "James L. Mooney Jr". American Battle Monuments Commission. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
External links[]
- Profile at pro-football-reference.com
- The National Football League's World War II Casualties
- Georgetown All-Americans
- Jim Mooney at Find a Grave
- 1907 births
- 1944 deaths
- Players of American football from Chicago
- Georgetown University alumni
- Georgetown Hoyas football players
- Newark Tornadoes players
- Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players
- Cincinnati Reds (NFL) players
- St. Louis Gunners players
- Chicago Cardinals players
- United States Army personnel killed in World War II
- Deaths by firearm in France
- Chicago Police Department officers
- United States Army non-commissioned officers
- American football running back, 1900s birth stubs