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Dewey Scanlon

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Dewey Scanlon
Date of birth(1899-08-16)August 16, 1899
Place of birthDuluth, Minnesota
Date of deathSeptember 24, 1944(1944-09-24) (aged 45)
Place of deathSt. Louis County, Minnesota
Career information
Position(s)Wingback
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight192 lb (87 kg)
US collegeValparaiso
Career history
As coach
1924–1925Duluth Kelleys
1926Duluth Eskimos
1929Chicago Cardinals
As player
1926Duluth Eskimos
Career stats

Dewey D. Scanlon (August 16, 1899 – September 24, 1944) was an American football coach, and was the head coach for the National Football League's Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos from 1924 to 1926 and for the Chicago Cardinals in 1929. As an NFL head coach, he compiled a record of 17–15–4 in four seasons. He also appeared in one game as a wingback for Duluth in 1926. Scanlon was born in Duluth, Minnesota and attended Valparaiso University.

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