Dudley DeGroot
American football, basketball, rugby union footballer, American football, basketball, and baseball coach (1899-1970) · United States · On the map · Athletes · Died at 70
Dudley Sargent DeGroot was an American athlete and coach, primarily of American football.
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- Jody Campbell Also at Stanford Cardinal men's water polo
- Erwin Righter Also at Stanford Cardinal football
- Drew Holland Also at Stanford Cardinal men's water polo
Bobby Garrett Also at Stanford Cardinal football
Austin Clapp Also at Stanford Cardinal men's water polo
Henry Anderson Also at Stanford Cardinal football
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He served as the head coach for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1944 and 1945, tallying a mark of 14-5-1; his winning percentage of .737 is the best in franchise history for coaches with at least one full season. DeGroot was also the head football coach at Santa Barbara State College - now the University of California, Santa Barbara - from 1926 to 1927, San Jose State University (1932-1939), the University of Rochester (1940-1943), West Virginia University (1948-1949), and the University of New Mexico (1950-1952), compiling a career college football head coaching record of 117-67-9. In addition, he served as the head coach of the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1946 to 1947.