Northwood To Host Celebration Service In Honor Of Jack Finn
Beloved former Northwood football coach, athletic director and mentor, John B. "Jack" Finn, died Friday, May 24, 2013 surrounded by his family. You are invited to join us on Saturday, June 8, in the Sloan building on Northwood University's Midland campus at 2 p.m. for a celebration service with his Northwood friends and family. Following the service there will be a light lunch served.
Finn joined Northwood for the 1968/1969 school year as head football coach and athletic director. He spent 18 seasons in the dual role of athletic director and head football coach and had a record of 87-74-6 with three Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships. He produced 14 All-American and 44 All-Conference players in his tenure at Northwood. As the Northwood athletic director, Finn was instrumental in affiliating Northwood nationally with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and served as chairman of NAIA District 23. He was a member of the NAIA football rating committee and was an administrator for NAIA football playoff games. He also helped found the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1971 and served as the league's first president. Jack retired as head football coach at Northwood following the 1986 season, but remained as NU's athletic director until retiring from the university in 1989.