Dennis Meyer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Player of American and Canadian football
Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1950
Place of Birth: Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Dennis Meyer
- John Dennis Meyer (born April 8, 1950, in Jefferson City, Missouri) is a former professional American football defensive back and coach. An All-American defensive back at Arkansas State, Meyer signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1973, playing safety and punt returner for the team.
- He was cut before the 1974 season and signed with the Portland Storm of the World Football League.
- He later signed with the Atlanta Falcons for 1975, but was cut before the season started.
- He next signed with the Calgary Stampeders where he played two seasons as a safety and punt returner. After his retirement as a player, Meyer was hired to coach Calgary's defensive backfield.
- In 1982, he joined the Toronto Argonauts as defensive backfield and special teams coach.
- He was promoted to defensive coordinator and, in 1992, he replaced Adam Rita as head coach of the Argonauts.
- He had a 3-4 record over the team's final seven games and missed the playoffs.
- He was fired after a 1-9 start in 1993 and replaced by Bob O'Billovich. In 1996, he coached Great Bridge High School in Virginia.
- He resigned in 1997 so he could move to Atlanta with his third wife.
- The Wildcats went 1-9 in his only season at the helm. In 2007, he was a defensive coach for the Cherokee High School Warriors of Canton, Georgia, under the head leadership of Brian Dameron. In 2008, he became a sixth grade teacher at Little River Elementary in Woodstock, Georgia. In 2009, he became the defensive back coach at River Ridge High School in Woodstock, Georgia.
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