Dudley DeGroot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dudley DeGroot

American football, basketball, rugby union player, American football, basketball, and baseball coach

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1899

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 05-May-1970

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach, rugby union player, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Dudley Sargent DeGroot (November 10, 1899 – May 5, 1970) was an American athlete and coach, primarily of American football.
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 (1926–1928), 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 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.