Dudley DeGroot

Dudley DeGroot
Dudley DeGroot, c. 1946
Biographical details
Born(1899-11-10)November 10, 1899
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 5, 1970(1970-05-05) (aged 70)
El Cajon, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1920–1922Stanford
Basketball
1921–1922Stanford
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1926–1927Santa Barbara State
1928–1931Menlo
1932–1939San Jose State
1940–1943Rochester (NY)
1944–1945Washington Redskins
1946–1947Los Angeles Dons
1948–1949West Virginia
1950–1952New Mexico
Basketball
1927–1928Santa Barbara State
1928–1932Menlo
Baseball
1928Santa Barbara State
Track & field
1927–1928Santa Barbara State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1926–1928Santa Barbara State
1928–1932Menlo
Head coaching record
Overall113–62–9 (college football)
26–16–3 (NFL/AAFC)
6–13 (college basketball)
2–4 (college baseball)
Bowls1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 Far Western (1932, 1934)
1 CCAA (1939)
Awards
Medal record
Men's rugby union
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Rugby

Dudley Sargent DeGroot (November 10, 1899 – May 5, 1970) was an American athlete and coach, primarily of American football.[1] 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.

  1. ^ "Dudley DeGroot". Olympedia. Retrieved October 31, 2021.