Jack Christiansen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American football player and coach
Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1928
Place of Birth: Kansas, United States
Date of Death: 29-Jun-1986
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Jack Christiansen
- John LeRoy Christiansen (December 20, 1928 – June 29, 1986) was an American football player and coach.
- He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions as a defensive back and return specialist from 1951 to 1958.
- He helped lead the Lions to three NFL championships in 1952, 1953, and 1957 and was a first-team All-NFL player in six of his eight years in the league.
- He led the NFL in interceptions in 1953 and 1957 and in punt returns for touchdown in 1951, 1952, 1954, and 1956.
- His eight career punt returns for touchdowns was an NFL record until 1989 and remains the fourth best in league history.
- He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1970.After retiring as a player, Christiansen served as a football coach for 25 years from 1959 to 1983, including stints as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, compiling a 26–38–3 record from 1963 to 1967, and at Stanford, where he compiled a 30–22–3 record from 1972 to 1976.
- He concluded his career as an assistant coach for the Kansas City Chiefs (1977), Seattle Seahawks (1978–1982), and Atlanta Falcons (1983).
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