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Mack
Flenniken was born January 24, 1905, in Ruston, LA, and
attended North Side High School in Fort Worth, TX.
Following high school, Mack played one
year of college football at Centenary College in
Shreveport, LA, under Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame
coach Bo McMillin. Mack
then traveled north to follow Coach McMillin to play
football at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA.
In the mid-1920s, 6'-1" Mack was an
offensive and defensive football standout for the Geneva
Golden Tornadoes. A backfield ace, Mack played end,
tackle, and fullback with extraordinary spirit and
strength. In 1926, with no quarterbacks available, Mack
was assigned to call signals. Excelling at the position,
Mack was placed on the All-Conference team. In 1926 and
1927, Mack lettered in football at Geneva, while also
starring on the basketball and track and field teams. In
1926, Mack played with fellow Beaver County Sports Hall
of Famers
Al Maglisceau and
Ernie Meyer on the Geneva
football team, along with their legendary quarterback
Cal Hubbard, in the team's
16-7 historic upset of a powerful Harvard team.
Because of his football prowess, in
1928, Mack became the 14th head coach at Geneva. He
would hold the coaching position until 1929, with a
record at Geneva of 7-11-1.
Mack's professional NFL career started in 1930, with the
Chicago Cardinals (nka the Arizona Cardinals), under
coach and player and Pro Football Hall of Famer Ernie
Nevers. A flexible player at home at Chicago's Comiskey
Park and on the road, Mack played offense and defense
and was a threat throwing the ball using the forward
pass. That year, Mack also recorded three rushing
touchdowns. In 1931, Mack moved to the New York Giants
under Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Steve Owen.
Although he saw less playing time in his four games and
one start, Mack recorded successes in rushing and
passing.
Mack was the head coach of the
Arlington Heights High School football team in Forth
Worth, TX, from 1937 to 1942, and was the assistant
football coach for Idaho in the Pacific Coast Conference
from 1951 through 1953. Mack served in the U.S. Army Air
Force from 1940 to 1945, being discharged at the rank of
Major. Mack was inducted into the Geneva College
Athletics Hall of Fame as part of its
2020 Legacy Hall of Fame Class.
George "Mack" Flenniken, a U.S. Army
veteran, died May 26, 1956, at age 51, in Geneva, PA. He
is buried in Sun Valley, ID. |
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