John Morrison (ice hockey, born 1945)
John Lewis "Jack" Morrison (born April 6, 1945) is an American former ice hockey athlete and corporate manager.
| Jack Morrison | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 6, 1945 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Played for | Yale | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 1965–1978 | ||
Early life and education
editMorrison was born in Minneapolis. He attended Phillips Academy, where he captained the hockey and tennis teams. Morrison then graduated from Yale University, where he was the all-time leading scorer for men's hockey with 51 goals and 68 assists, 119 points. He led the team in scoring his senior year with 49 points.
During his time at Yale, Morrison won the William Neely Mallory Award.[1] He is a member of the initial class, along with George H. W. Bush, of the Andover Athletic Hall of Honor. Life profiled Morrison as an outstanding secondary school hockey athlete in 1963.[2][3]
While attending Yale, he was in the same fraternity as George W. Bush. He later graduated from Harvard Business School.
Career
editMorrison was named a first-team All-American at center in 1967, and then captained the United States men's national ice hockey team at the 1968 Winter Olympics. Herb Brooks was a teammate. The Olympic team finished sixth in the competition, with Morrison its leading scorer. Morrison was tied for eighth place in scoring with Marshall Johnston.
Morrison founded an investment firm, Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison, in Minneapolis. He had been an executive at Pillsbury before founding Goldner Hawn.[4] From 2005 to 2010, Morrison served as a member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board in the Bush administration.[5][6]
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1966–67 |
| AHCA East All-American | 1966–67 |
References
edit- ^ "William Neely Mallory Award - Yale". Archived from the original on 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ^ Remarks, Andover Athletic Hall of Honor Induction Ceremony 2008, Saturday, June 14, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Kemper Auditorium
- ^ Andover Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2008 program
- ^ "The GHJ&M Team - Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison". www.ghjm.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-07.
- ^ Absher, Kenneth Michael; Desch, Michael C.; Popadiuk, Roman (2012-09-21). Privileged and Confidential: The Secret History of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-4062-9.
- ^ "White House Appoints Members of President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board". irp.fas.org. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
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