| Jack Sharp |
Full Name: John Douglas Sharp
Born: August 19, 1929, Philadelphia, Pa.
Died: May 27, 1997
School: Illinois in Champaign, Illinois
Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link
1952 Gymnastics AA - Loc 55
1997 Gymnastics HOF - Loc 66
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| FSU Career |
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Year Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 50-51 5-11 143 So * Philadelphia, PA 51-52 5-11 143 Jr * Philadelphia, PA 52-53 5-11 143 Sr * Philadelphia, PA |
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| All-American Awards |
| Gymnastics |
Year Award
1952 NCAA Championships - Flying Rings (1st)
NCAA Championships - Rope Climb (7th)
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| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1997 |
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After a stunning win on rings for the University of Illinois at the Big Ten Championship in 1949, Jack Sharp followed his Illini head coach, Dr. Hartley Price, to the newly formed Florida State
University Gymnastics team. He would join a number of Olympic and international athletes who flocked to the new FSU program making it one of the nation's best. As a captain of the FSU team in 1952, Sharp led the Seminoles through a remarkable string of wins that included in succession, the Florida, Georgia, and Alabama AAU's, the Southern Intercollegiate and, ultimately, the 1952 National College Championship. The national championship was the second in a row for the FSU Gymnastics team. Individually, Sharp won a gold medal to become the National Collegiate Association Swing Rings champion in 1952. A native of Philadelphia, John D. "Jack" Sharp rose to the ranks of Colonel in the U.S. Air Force following his graduation from FSU and was a member of the Military Advisory Committee at the Center of Defense Information in Washington, D.C.
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| FSU Statistics |
| Gymnastics |
Date Opponent/Meet Event Place Points
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1951 Season
05/05/1951 National AAU Championship Flying Rings 3 4
1952 Season
03/22/1952 NCAA Championship Flying Rings 1 11
03/22/1952 NCAA Championship Rope Climb 7 4
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