Jack "Flying" Cloud, a 1990 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame from William & Mary, passed away Saturday, June 19. He was 85.

Cloud, an All-American fullback for the Tribe from 1946-49, set a school scoring record of 102 points in 1947 for William & Mary. He scored five touchdowns in one game, and he still holds the school's all-time record for most touchdowns (45). The New York Sun named him All-America in 1947, and Newspaper Enterprise Association picked him in 1948.

He was a member of some of the William & Mary's most successful squads, helping the Tribe to back-to-back Bowl appearances after the 1947 and 1948 seasons. He also led William and Mary to the Southern Conference Championship in 1947 and appeared on the cover of Street and Smith's 1948 Football Yearbook.

Grantland Rice wrote, "Jack Cloud may be the closest thing to Jim Thorpe. No fancy Dan, he is a throwback to the old style, head-down-and-plow type who churns out yardage in chunks." Cloud had another connection with Thorpe. Like Thorpe, he was of Indian descent. Cloud came out of Britton, Oklahoma, served three years as an Air Force gunner before college.

He played professionally for four years with the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins, and he then returned to William & Mary for a year as assistant coach. It was anchors away and the U.S. Navy after that. From 1955-1958 he was athletic director and head coach at Norfolk Naval Station. Then he joined the staff at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1959.

Over a 32-year period, he was plebe coach, lightweight coach (now called sprint), and an assistant varsity coach. He remained on the faculty as associate professor of physical education and special assistant to the director of athletics. As the head of the sprint team, he amassed an 83-13-3 record and eight league championships. As an assistant, he served under Wayne Hardin in 1961 and Hall of Fame coach George Welsh from 1973-79. He retired from U.S. Naval Academy in 1990.

Cloud is survived by his wife Charlotte and three children. He is also survived by a brother, nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Cards of condolence can be sent to Jack Cloud Family, 805 Janice Drive, Annapolis, Md., 21403-2801.