Dick McGrath
Appearance
Date of birth | June 30, 1901 |
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Place of birth | Winthrop, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Date of death | October 23, 1965 | (aged 64)
Place of death | Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Center, Tackle |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
US college | Holy Cross |
Career history | |
As coach | |
1925 | Waterbury Blues |
As player | |
1925 | Waterbury Blues |
1926 | Brooklyn Lions |
Career stats | |
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Richard James McGrath (June 30, 1901 – October 23, 1965) was a professional football player in the early National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Lions. He also played professionally for the Waterbury Blues in 1925, prior to the club's entry into the NFL in 1926 as the Hartford Blues. He served the Blues, not only as the team's captain, but also as its coach. Prior to his professional career, McGrath played college football for the Holy Cross Crusaders
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- 1901 births
- Holy Cross Crusaders football players
- College of the Holy Cross alumni
- Waterbury Blues players
- Brooklyn Lions players
- Players of American football from Massachusetts
- People from Winthrop, Massachusetts
- Players of American football from Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Hartford Blues coaches
- 1965 deaths
- American football offensive lineman, 1900s birth stubs