John Hammack graduated from West Point in 1949 and competed in four seasons and was a four-time individual Heptagonal Champion, including three titles in 1948. He led Army to back-to-back Indoor Heptagonal championships in 1948 and 1949 and helped the Cadets rebound from a second-place finish in 1948 in the Outdoor Heptagonal championships to capture the title in 1949.
A four-year letterwinner, Hammack was on a pair of relay teams that claimed relay wins at the prestigious Penn Relays. He was captain of the 1949 indoor and outdoor teams and most recently is a past chairman of the West Point Association of Graduates.
