Jack Kirrane, American ice hockey player, Died at 88

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John Joseph “Jack” Kirrane, Jr. was born on August 20, 1928, and died on September 25, 2016.

He was an American former ice hockey player.

He was a member of the United States 1948 Winter Olympics and 1960 Winter Olympics teams, winning the gold medal in 1960.

Jack Kirrane was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987.

He went on to serve 38 years with the Brookline, Massachusetts Fire Department and also spent 15 years as the rink manager of the Bright Hockey Center at Harvard University.

Jack Kirrane passed away at 88 years old.