Jack Dooley

Jack Dooley is the main protagonist of Cleats. He is the self-proclaimed captain of the Dawgs and the best friend of Mondo Ruiz and Bailey Dirks.

Biography
Jack's dream is to compete on a select team and score a winning goal by mastering the bicycle kick, but his mediocre soccer team's incompetence prevents him from achieving his goal. Luckily, his determination overpowers his common sense of leaving.

Appearance
Jack has short orange hair with a small bit smoothed out in the front.

Personality
Jack can be best described as ambitious and competitive. He dreams of mastering the bicycle kick and someday joining a select team. As the self-proclaimed captain, he's always determined to get his teammates into tip-top shape, but never really succeeds in getting through to them. He can also get pretty jealous when someone overpowers him in the games and refuses to let his friends even mention said player. Overall, Jack is overconfident and a bit egotistical, but truly has a good heart and loves his friends just the same.

Abby Harper
Jack and Abby are next door neighbors and fierce rivals who compete in everything. Abby loves to bicker with and annoy Jack for the hell of it, often provoking him into becoming more angry and determined to win. However, there are times when Jack turns the tables, though it only ends up with Abby getting more aggressive. Overall, Abby and Jack have a standard sibling-like relationship and despite their disputes, they still are close friends.

Mondo Ruiz
Jack and Mondo are best friends. They compete on the same team and love to hang out together. Despite this, they have a bit of a vitriolic relationship, since they both have the same goal to become rich and famous with their athletic futures. The boys often argue about who is the best player on the team.

Bailey Dirks
Bailey looks up to Jack and Mondo like big brothers. They often invite him to play some sports and games with them, though Bailey is reluctant to do so and tries to ask them if there are any rules that don’t involve physical contact. Sometimes, they can get annoyed with Bailey being scared all the time. However, while Jack gets more annoyed with Bailey and sometimes yells at him, Mondo is more patient and encouraging towards him.

Katie Dooley
Katie gets along with her brother fairly well and likes to practice soccer with him, but she doesn’t have much respect or admiration for him because he is on a loser team.

Trivia

 * Jack, Abby, Edith, Bull, Gary, Deena, and Jerome's grandad make a cameo on the Tank McNamara 40th birthday strip.