Biographical details | |
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Born | Algona, Iowa, U.S. | August 27, 1907
Died | May 30, 1957 Newton Centre, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 49)
Playing career | |
1928–1930 | Iowa |
1931 | Chicago Bears |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1933 | West Virginia (line) |
1934–1935 | Yale (line) |
1936–1940 | Brown (line) |
1941–1942 | Boston College |
1943 | Memphis NATTC |
1946–1950 | Boston College |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 37–27–4 |
Bowls | 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.