Thomas James "Jake" McCoy (January 2, 1942 – February 5, 2021) was an American ice hockey defenseman and Olympian. McCoy played with Team USA at the

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held in

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, Austria. He later played one year for the

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in the United States Hockey League before going on to a career as a high school teacher, during which he coached high school hockey teams including that of Richfield High School. He died one month and three days after his 79th birthday.

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1942 births 2021 deaths Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for the United States American men's ice hockey defensemen Ice hockey people from Minneapolis Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players {{US-icehockey-bio-stub