| Birth Date: | March 16, 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Dalzell, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Vallejo, California, U.S. |
| Position1: | Running back |
| College: | Saint Mary's (CA) |
| Nfldraftedyear: | 1940 |
| Nfldraftedround: | 19 / Pick 175 |
| Playing Years1: | 1940–1942 |
| Playing Team1: | Cleveland Rams |
| Playing Years2: | 1943, 1946, 1949 |
| Playing Team2: | Chicago Bears |
| Playing Years3: | 1947–1948 |
| Playing Team3: | Los Angeles Rams |
| Playing Years4: | 1950 |
| Playing Team4: | Detroit Lions |
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| Databasefootball: | MAGNADAN01 |
Dante Alfred Magnani (March 16, 1917 – December 23, 1985) was an American football player who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the 19th round of the 1940 NFL draft.[1] Magnani, a running back, played college football for the St. Mary's College Galloping Gaels in Moraga, California.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary the first known use of the word scatback was in reference to Magnani.[2]