• Jack Torrance (John Torrance) was born on June 20, 1912 in Oak Grove, Louisiana.
  

• Torrance was the first player from Oak Grove to make All-State. He made the Louisiana High School Sports Writers First Team in 1928 and 1929. He played Offensive Tackle.
  

• After going to high school at Oak Grove, Torrance attended LSU.
  

•  Torrance made his professional debut in the NFL in 1939 with the Chicago Bears playing for Legendary coach George "PAPA Bear" Halas. He played in 15 games, and started 3. He played for the Bears his entire 2 year career. One famous victory during that period was their 73–0 victory over the favored Washington Redskins in the NFL Championship Game in 1940; the score is still an NFL record for lopsided results. The secret behind the one-sided outcome was the introduction of a new offensive formation by Halas, the T-Formation.

• Torrance also played  in the Pro Bowl in 1940. His Chicago Bears defeated an All-Star team made up of the rest of the league 28-14.
  

T Lee Artoe
G Al Baisi
C/LB Frank Bausch
DT/G Ray Bray
C/LB Chet Chesney
HB/DB Harry Clark
FB/LB/HB Gary Famiglietti
G/T Aldo Forte
G/LB * Danny Fortmann
E/DE Ken Kavanaugh
T Ed Kolman
QB/DB/RB * Sid Luckman
FB/LB/RB/DB Jack Manders
FB/LB/HB/DB Joe Maniaci
E/DE/HB/DB Eggs Manske
G/K Phil Martinovich
QB/DB Bernie Masterson
RB/DB * George McAfee
HB/DB/HC Ray McLean
T Joe Mihal
G/T * George Musso
HB/DB Ray Nolting
DE/E Bob Nowaskey
FB/LB Bill Osmanski
DE/E/T Dick Plasman
E/DE/HC Hamp Pool
QB/DB Solly Sherman
E/DE John Siegal
QB/DB/RB/HC Bob Snyder
T/HC * Joe Stydahar
HB/DB Bob Swisher
T Jack Torrance
C/LB/G/T/HB/HC * Bulldog Turner
E/DE/HC George Wilson

VENUE OF DREAMS Marquette Stadium

Some of the greatest track stars of the day, including Jesse Owens, competed in a variety of prestigious meets held at Marquette Stadium in the 1930s. In addition to the annual Central Intercollegiate meet, the stadium was the site of the 47th and 50th annual Amateur Athletic Union meets in 1934 and '37, and the U.S. Olympic decathlon trials in 1936. In the '34 AAU meet, Bill Bothron set a world record and edged Glenn Cunningham in one of the classic 1,500-meter races of all-time. Jack Torrance and Glenn Hardin also set world records in the shot put and 400-meter hurdles. Owens won the broad jump and finished second to Ralph Metcalfe in the 100. In '37, Cunningham, the silver medalist in the '36 Olympics, won the 1,500, which was again the feature event. In the decathlon trials, Glenn Morris finished ahead of Robert Clark and Jack Parker. The three subsequently swept the gold, silver and bronze medals in the Olympics. In the 1935 Central Intercollegiate meet, Owens won three events: the 100, 220 and broad jump. The 1930s also were the salad days of Marquette football. The stadium, located at W. Clybourn and 36th Sts., seated 24,000.