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Herbert Henry Maack (April 16, 1917 – May 5, 2007) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach of the Rhode Island Rams football team from 1956 through 1960. He compiled a 17–22–2 record and led the Rams to a share of the 1957 Yankee Conference championship.
Maack, a native of West New York, New Jersey, attended the Hun School of Princeton in Princeton for high school and then played football and basketball in college for the Columbia Lions. Maack played professionally for one season (1946) with the now-defunct Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).
Mack served as an officer in the United States Navy during World War II. He won battle stars for his action in New Guinea and the Philippines before he was discharged as a lieutenant commander.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island Rams (Yankee Conference) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Rhode Island | 2–6 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1957 | Rhode Island | 5–2–1 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1958 | Rhode Island | 4–4 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1959 | Rhode Island | 3–5–1 | 1–1–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1960 | Rhode Island | 3–5 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| Rhode Island: | 17–22–2 | 8–11–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–22–2 | ||||||||