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American football, baseball and basketball coach

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Jack McDonald
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1947–1949	Hofstra
Basketball
1943–1946	Hofstra
Baseball
1943–1962	Hofstra

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1942–1945	Hofstra (interim AD)
1948–1951	Hofstra

Head coaching record
Overall	6–14–3 (football) 27–32 (basketball) 179–140–6 (baseball)

John Archer Smith is a former coach for Hofstra University's football, baseball and basketball programs. Smith earned 179 wins as the baseball coach for Hofstra, the most in the program's history, with a win percentage of .560.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall
Hofstra Flying Dutchmen (Independent) (1947–1949)
1947	Hofstra	5–3
1948	Hofstra	0–6–2
1949	Hofstra	1–5–1
Hofstra:		6–14–3
Total:		6–14–3

References

Vaccaro, Chris (2011). Hofstra Athletics. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-7664-0.

v t e Hofstra Pride athletic directors
Jack McDonald (1937–1942) Jack Smith # (1942–1945) Jack McDonald (1945–1948) Jack Smith (1948–1951) Howdy Myers (1951–1974) Dick Thiebert (1974–1975) Bob Getchell (1975–1987) Jim Garvey (1987–1997) Harry Royle (1997–2004) Jack Hayes (2004–2012) Jeff Hathaway (2012–2018) Rick Cole (2018– ) # denotes interim athletic director

Hofstra Pride athletic directors

Jack McDonald (1937–1942)
Jack Smith # (1942–1945)
Jack McDonald (1945–1948)
Jack Smith (1948–1951)
Howdy Myers (1951–1974)
Dick Thiebert (1974–1975)
Bob Getchell (1975–1987)
Jim Garvey (1987–1997)
Harry Royle (1997–2004)
Jack Hayes (2004–2012)
Jeff Hathaway (2012–2018)
Rick Cole (2018– )

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e Hofstra Pride head baseball coaches
Jack McDonald (1938–1942) Jack Smith (1943) No team (1944–1946) Jack Smith (1947–1962) Doug Patton (1963–1965) Bob Vanderwarker (1966–1969) Bill Leete (1970–1978) Ken Germano (1979–1980) Richard Krumholz (1981) Bob Borowicz (1982–1988) Pit Schultz (1989) Rich Martin (1990–1996) Reginald Jackson (1997–2001) Chris Dotolo (2002–2008) Patrick Anderson (2009–2011) John Russo (2012–2021) Frank Catalanotto (2022– )

Hofstra Pride head baseball coaches

Jack McDonald (1938–1942)
Jack Smith (1943)
No team (1944–1946)
Jack Smith (1947–1962)
Doug Patton (1963–1965)
Bob Vanderwarker (1966–1969)
Bill Leete (1970–1978)
Ken Germano (1979–1980)
Richard Krumholz (1981)
Bob Borowicz (1982–1988)
Pit Schultz (1989)
Rich Martin (1990–1996)
Reginald Jackson (1997–2001)
Chris Dotolo (2002–2008)
Patrick Anderson (2009–2011)
John Russo (2012–2021)
Frank Catalanotto (2022– )

v t e Hofstra Pride men's basketball head coaches
Jack McDonald (1936–1937) Joseph Kershaw & Jack McDonald (1937–1938) Jack McDonald (1938–1943) No official team (1943–1945) Jack Smith (1945–1946) Jack McDonald (1946–1947) Frank Reilly (1947–1955) Butch van Breda Kolff (1955–1962) Paul Lynner (1962–1972) Roger Gaeckler (1972–1979) Joe Harrington (1979–1980) Dick Berg (1980–1988) Butch van Breda Kolff (1988–1994) Jay Wright (1994–2001) Tom Pecora (2001–2010) Mo Cassara (2010–2013) Joe Mihalich (2013–2021) Speedy Claxton (2021– )

Hofstra Pride men's basketball head coaches

Jack McDonald (1936–1937)
Joseph Kershaw & Jack McDonald (1937–1938)
Jack McDonald (1938–1943)
No official team (1943–1945)
Jack Smith (1945–1946)
Jack McDonald (1946–1947)
Frank Reilly (1947–1955)
Butch van Breda Kolff (1955–1962)
Paul Lynner (1962–1972)
Roger Gaeckler (1972–1979)
Joe Harrington (1979–1980)
Dick Berg (1980–1988)
Butch van Breda Kolff (1988–1994)
Jay Wright (1994–2001)
Tom Pecora (2001–2010)
Mo Cassara (2010–2013)
Joe Mihalich (2013–2021)
Speedy Claxton (2021– )

v t e Hofstra Pride head football coaches
Jack McDonald (1937–1941) No team (1942–1945) Jack McDonald (1946) Jack Smith (1947–1949) Howdy Myers (1950–1974) Bill Leete (1975–1980) Mickey Kwiatkowski (1981–1989) Joe Gardi (1990–2005) Dave Cohen (2006–2009)

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