John Jack (9 March 1932 – 22 October 1988) was a Scottish

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and Morton. At Celtic, where he spent nine years, he was mainly a reserve behind Jim Mallan,

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, with

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also being asked to fill in rather than calling upon the inexperienced Jack even in minor competitions. However he did feature regularly in the 1956–57 season, during which he won the

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with the ''Hoops'' overcoming

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in the final after a replay to win that competition for the first time. When Stein retired and took over the reserve team, Jack assisted until he departed in 1959, spending a short period with Morton. Born Jonas Kaduskevieche, he was one of four Scots of Lithuanian descent to play for the club between the 1930s and 1960s, all of them defenders,And they gave us James McGrory and Danny Dawson
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who joined as a teenager in 1957 and quickly overtook Jack in the queue for team selection.

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1932 births 1988 deaths Footballers from Bellshill Men's association football central defenders Scottish people of Lithuanian descent Scottish men's footballers Celtic F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Stonehouse Violet F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1930s-stub