John Jordan (1910–1991) was an American basketball player and coach, best known for coaching the University of Notre Dame's men's basketball team from 1951 to 1964.

Jordan played basketball at Notre Dame in the 1930s and was a teammate of George Ireland, Moose Krause, and Ray Meyer. He was the captain of the Fighting Irish in 1935. After college, he took a coaching job at Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, and remained there until 1949. He spent the 1950–51 basketball season as coach at Loyola University Chicago, then took the reins at Notre Dame the following season. While at Notre Dame, Jordan recorded a 199–131 record and guided his players to five appearances in the NCAA tournament.

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He attended Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, graduating in 1929.

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After Jordan's coaching career ended, he worked with the Chicago Park District. He died in Oak Forest, Illinois at the age of 81 in 1991.

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1991 deaths

American men's basketball coaches

American men's basketball players

Basketball coaches from Illinois

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Loyola Ramblers men's basketball coaches

Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball coaches

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Year of birth missing

People from Oak Forest, Illinois