title: Jack Mahan
text: # Jack Mahan
  
  John H. Mahan (July 22, 1898 – September 2, 1955) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Gainesville, Texas.
  
  Mahan a fullback and kicker on the national champion 1919 Texas A&M Aggies football team under head coach Dana X. Bible.
  
  In 1920, he finished twelfth in the javelin throw competition.
  
  