| Jack McAvoy | |
| Birth Date: | 6 November 1930 |
| Death Place: | Dowagiac, Michigan, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | c. 1953 |
| Player Team2: | Hillsdale |
| Player Sport3: | Basketball |
| Player Years4: | c. 1953 |
| Player Team4: | Hillsdale |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1957 |
| Coach Team2: | Bangor HS (MI) |
| Coach Years3: | 1958–1966 |
| Coach Team3: | Dowagiac Union HS (MI) |
| Coach Years4: | 1967–1973 |
| Coach Team4: | Hillsdale (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1974–1977 |
| Coach Team5: | Hillsdale |
| Coach Sport6: | Basketball |
| Coach Years7: | 1967–1968 |
| Coach Team7: | Hillsdale |
| Admin Years1: | 1976–1996 |
| Admin Team1: | Hillsdale |
| Overall Record: | 24–16–1 (college football) 19–8 (college basketball) |
John H. McAvoy (November 6, 1930 – May 22, 2008) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan. He held that position for four seasons, from 1974 to 1977, compiling a record of 24–16–1.[1] McAvoy was also the head basketball coach at Hillsdale for one season, in 1967–68, tallying a mark of 19–8.
While a student at Hillsdale College, McAvoy played on the school's football, basketball, and track and field teams.
McAvoy died at the age of 77, May 22, 2008, at his home in Dowagiac, Michigan.[2]