| 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,[2] the first known use of the word scatback was in reference to Magnani.[3]