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Denny Myers

American football player and coach (1905–1957)

Summary

American football player and coach (1905–1957)

Field	Value
name	Denny Myers
image	Denny Myers 1942 (2).jpg
caption	Myers, circa 1942
birth_date
birth_place	Algona, Iowa, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Newton Centre, Massachusetts, U.S.
player_years1	1928–1930
player_team1	Iowa
player_years2	1931
player_team2	Chicago Bears
player_positions	Guard
coach_years1	1933
coach_team1	West Virginia (line)
coach_years2	1934–1935
coach_team2	Yale (line)
coach_years3	1936–1940
coach_team3	Brown (line)
coach_years4	1941–1942
coach_team4	Boston College
coach_years5	1943
coach_team5	Memphis NATTC
coach_years6	1946–1950
coach_team6	Boston College
overall_record	37–27–4
bowl_record	0–1

Dennis Edward Myers (November 10, 1905 – May 30, 1957) was an American football player and coach. He attended the University of Iowa, where he played college football for the Hawkeyes. He then signed with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) and played two games as a guard with the team in 1931. Myers served as the head football coach at Boston College from 1941 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1950, compiling a record of 35–27–4.

Coaching career

Myers left the NFL after one year and was hired as line coach at West Virginia University under Greasy Neale. Neale and Myers both moved to Yale University in 1934 to assist Ducky Pond. In 1936, Myers took the line coaching job at Brown University, where he worked for five years under Tuss McLaughry. On March 14, 1941, Myers was announced as the head football coach at Boston College, replacing Frank Leahy, who had left to coach the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In his first two seasons, Myers posted records of 7–3 and 8–2 and led Boston College to the 1943 Orange Bowl, where the Eagles lost to Alabama, 37–21. In 1943, Myers left Boston College to serve in the United States Navy. After being discharged, he returned to Boston College. He posted three winning seasons from 1946 to 1948 and a 4–4–1 campaign in 1949, but was fired after a winless season in 1950. In seven seasons at Boston College, Myers compiled a record of 35–27–4.

Head coaching record

References

(February 17, 1934). "Neale And Myers Arrive At Yale; Assistant Football Coaches Enthusiastic Over Plans Outlined by Pond". [[The New York Times]].

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