Jack Barnaby

The head coach at Harvard for 37 years, from 1938-75), Barnaby’s teams compiled a dual-match record of 371-158-3, winning eight Eastern Intercollegiate Tennis Association/Ivy League titles and 14 New England titles. He also coached the Harvard squash team, which was the dominant program in the country. Between tennis and squash, Barnaby’s teams had a record of 745-257-3. A 1932 graduate of Harvard, Barnaby played both tennis and squash for the Crimson. He then served as an assistant coach for five years before becoming head coach. Barnaby also served as president of the U.S. Professional Tennis Association, wrote several books on tennis and squash, and in 1985, he received the Harvard Medal, one of the highest honors the school bestows, for his decades of service. He died in 2002 at age 92.