Jack E. Heron (July 28, 1926 â January 10, 2012) was an American basketball coach. He is the winningest coach in Sacramento State University history.
Heron, from Worland, Wyoming, played collegiately for Whitman College and Sacramento State. After coaching at the high school level in Shoshoni, Wyoming, and Sacramento, Heron joined Everett Shelton's staff at Sacramento State.
Following Shelton's retirement in 1968, Heron was named head coach, a position he held until 1984 (with the exception of the 1978âÂÂ79 season, which he missed due to illness). Heron amassed a record of 196âÂÂ258 (.432), making him the school's all-time leader in wins.
Heron died on January 10, 2012, in his home in Dubois, Wyoming.