Roles | Competed in Olympic Games (non-medal events) |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | John J. "Jack"•Riley |
Used name | Jack•Riley |
Born | 3 August 1933 in Dorchester, Massachusetts (USA) |
Died | 9 November 2017 |
Affiliations | US Army |
NOC | United States |
Jack Riley played baseball for the USA in the demonstration game played at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. He served in the US Army during the Korean War and later graduated from Seton Hall University in 1955. Riley was in the Army in 1956 when selected for the US baseball team.
Riley spent much of his business career with Armstrong World Industries. He later settled in the Carolinas where he became President of Karastan-Bigelow.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1956 Summer Olympics | Baseball (Baseball/Softball) | USA | Jack Riley | |||
Baseball, Men (Olympic (non-medal)) | United States | 1 |