 Turley in 1941 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | End | ||||||||||
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| Born: | November 25, 1918 Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died: | November 1, 1992 (aged 73) Delaware, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Nanticoke (PA) | ||||||||||
| College: | Scranton (1936–1939) | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1940 | ||||||||||
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Douglas Pershing Turley (November 25, 1918 – November 1, 1992) was an American professional football player and coach and basketball player. He played end for five seasons for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL), two with the Wilmington Clippers and one with the Bethlehem Bulldogs of the American Association (AA), and additionally had stints in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles. Turley also served as the Clippers' head coach for part of the 1949 season and played basketball with the Wilmington Blue Bombers of the American Basketball League (ABL), in addition to with several semi-professional teams. A resident of Delaware for most of his life, he was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.