John Joseph "Jack" Tierney (August 3, 1893 – May 12, 1968) was an early American

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player and coach. He was involved in the sport at all levels of his era, from high schools and college to independent leagues, as well the American Basketball League to the National Basketball League. A native of

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Count ...

, Tierney stayed in the city's metropolitan area throughout his career. From 1929 to 1930, he was a

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for the Chicago Majestics, an independent team. Some sources have Tierney playing minor league baseball, including a stint on the

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in the III League (1925).

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