Posted: March 23, 2007

Athletics: USATF News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 24

Former Temple men's coach St. Clair dies Former Temple University men's track and field coach Jack "The Saint" St. Clair died Wednesday at the age of 80 following a long illness. St. Clair compiled a 104-32-1 record as Temple University's head men's track coach from 1967 through 1983 and served as the program's head men's cross country coach for 20 seasons. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame and a past president of the ICAAAA Track and Field Coaches Association. St. Clair received numerous honors during his long coaching career. He received the Jack Glascott Memorial Award and the Philadelphia Coaches Clinic Award for contributions to track and field. The IC4A honored him in 1977 for 25 years of service in both club and scholastic coaching. "The Temple Athletics Family is deeply saddened by the loss of Jack St. Clair," said Director of Athletics Bill Bradshaw. "I knew and respected Jack from my days at La Salle. He was admired by his colleagues in the coaching profession, and touched many lives during his time here at Temple." Prior to his arrival at Temple, St. Clair had compiled an impressive resume as the head cross country and track coach at Cardinal Dougherty High School. There, he led his charges to eight Philadelphia Catholic League and City Cross Country Championships. St. Clair, a 1951 graduate of Penn State University, was a standout collegiate runner for the Nittany Lions. He was the captain of PSU's 1950 NCAA cross country championship team. He also was a member of five National AAU title-winning teams. St. Clair is survived by his wife, Jean, 11 children, 31 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Services will be held on Sunday, 7-9 p.m., Bryers Funeral Home, 406 Easton Road, Willow Grove, Pa., and Monday, 9-11 a.m. at Our Mother of Consolation, 9 East Chestnut Hill Ave., Philadelphia, a mass will follow.