Gender: Male
Walter Francis "Jack" Crangle was an American football fullback. He played college football for the University of Illinois and was selected as an All-American in 1920 and 1921. He was a member of Illinois' Big Ten Conference championship teams in 1919 and 1920. He played one season of professional football for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League. He was selected as a second-team All-NFL player by Collyers Eye Magazine in 1923. He also played minor league baseball in 1924 for Elgin in the Chicago League. Crangle later became a football and basketball coach at St. Viator College, head baseball coach and assistant football coach under Gwinn Henry at the University of Missouri and assistant football coach at St. Louis University. In his later years, he worked for the Aluminum Company of America and operated a filling station north of Columbia, Missouri. Crangle died at his home in Independence, Missouri at age 45 in 1944. Following Crangle's death in 1944, Jack Ryan of the Chicago Daily News wrote that Crangle "rates high among the many good backs Bob Zuppke developed at the state university." Howard Millard of the Decatur Review wrote: "It doesn't seem possible that Jack Crangle, the big, easy going, likeable fellow, probably the greatest fullback in all Illinois University history, is dead." Crangle was survived by his widow, Marjorie.
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On the name Jack Crangle, Jack means God is Gracious, Son of Jack, He who Supplants, Diminutive of Jack, Supplanter.
The name Jack Crangle is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Jack is commonly found in United Kingdom, United States of America, Malaysia, and 100 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Jack is recorded 174,391 times globally, ranking it as the 283th most common name worldwide.
Jack is most prevalent in United Kingdom, with 52,449 occurrences, making it the 18th most popular name in the country.
In United Kingdom, the name Jack is found among 1 in every 10 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | #18 | 1 : 10 |
| United States of America | #152 | 1 : 54 |
| Malaysia | #57 | 1 : 215 |
| France | #462 | 1 : 183 |
| South Africa | #298 | 1 : 398 |
| Netherlands | #160 | 1 : 67 |
| Italy | #627 | 1 : 211 |
| Ireland | #38 | 1 : 18 |
| Hong Kong | #87 | 1 : 111 |
| Canada | #115 | 1 : 98 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Jack from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Walter Francis "Jack" Crangle was an American football fullback. He played college football for the University of Illinois and was selected as an All-American in 1920 and 1921. He was a member of Illinois' Big Ten Conference championship teams in 1919 and 1920. He played one season of professional football for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League. He was selected as a second-team All-NFL player by Collyers Eye Magazine in 1923. He also played minor league baseball in 1924 for Elgin in the Chicago League. Crangle later became a football and basketball coach at St. Viator College, head baseball coach and assistant football coach under Gwinn Henry at the University of Missouri and assistant football coach at St. Louis University. In his later years, he worked for the Aluminum Company of America and operated a filling station north of Columbia, Missouri. Crangle died at his home in Independence, Missouri at age 45 in 1944. Following Crangle's death in 1944, Jack Ryan of the Chicago Daily News wrote that Crangle "rates high among the many good backs Bob Zuppke developed at the state university." Howard Millard of the Decatur Review wrote: "It doesn't seem possible that Jack Crangle, the big, easy going, likeable fellow, probably the greatest fullback in all Illinois University history, is dead." Crangle was survived by his widow, Marjorie.
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