Hugh Devore
American football player and coach (1910–1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hugh John Devore (November 25, 1910 – December 8, 1992) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Providence College (1938–1941), the University of Notre Dame (1945 and 1963), St. Bonaventure University (1946–1949), New York University,(1950–1952), and the University of Dayton (1954–1955), compiling a career college football coaching record of 58–65–7. Devore was also the head coach for Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL), tallying a mark of 7–18–1. He played college football at Notre Dame as an end from 1931 to 1933.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1910-11-25)November 25, 1910 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | December 8, 1992(1992-12-08) (aged 82) Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1931–1933 | Notre Dame |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1934 | Notre Dame (freshmen) |
1935–1938 | Fordham (line) |
1938–1941 | Providence |
1942 | Holy Cross (assistant) |
1943–1944 | Notre Dame (line) |
1945 | Notre Dame |
1946–1949 | St. Bonaventure |
1950–1952 | NYU |
1953 | Green Bay Packers (assistant) |
1954–1955 | Dayton |
1956–1957 | Philadelphia Eagles |
1958–1962 | Notre Dame (freshmen) |
1963 | Notre Dame |
1966–1970 | Houston Oilers (assistant) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1945 | Notre Dame |
1964–1966 | Notre Dame (assistant AD) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 58–65–7 (college) 7–18–1 (NFL) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 Western New York Little Three (1946, 1949) | |
Awards | |
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