Dave Skudin Explained

Position:Guard, end
Birth Date:21 January 1905
Birth Place:Brooklyn
Death Place:New York City
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:195
High School:Erasmus Hall (NY)
College:NYU
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Statlabel1:Games
Statvalue1:6

Harry David Skudin (January 21, 1905 – April 13, 1972) was an American football player and coach.

Skudin was born in 1905 in Brooklyn. He attended Erasmus Hall High School where he played football, baseball, and basketball. He then enrolled at New York University where he played at the tackle and guard positions for the NYU Violets football team from 1924 to 1926.[1] [2] In 1935, he was selected as a starting guard on NYU's all-time football team.[3]

After graduating in 1927, he joined Chick Meehan's coaching staff at NYU.[4] In 1928, he was hired as the head football coach at his alma mater, Erasmus Hall.[5] [6]

In 1929, he played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Staten Island Stapletons. He appeared in six NFL games, all as a starter.[7]

After retiring from football, Skudin lived in El Paso, Texas, for 12 years during which time he worked for Aaronson Brothers.[8] In later years, he was an executive with clothing manufacturing company. He died in 1972 at a Manhattan nursing home.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dave Skudin. Pro Football Archives. January 20, 2022.
  2. News: Skudin and Cestari star in N.Y.U. Drill. The New York Times. September 15, 1926. Sports 25.
  3. News: Ken Strong Best Carrier In N.Y.U. Grid History. The Pittsburgh Press. December 2, 1935. 27. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Skudin, Star Guard at N.Y.U. 3 Years, on Coaching Staff. The New York Times. September 4, 1927. Sports 7.
  5. News: Dave Skudin Denies He'll Resign as Erasumus Grid Pilot. The Standard Union. November 26, 1928. 22. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Erasmus Eleven Dubbed Little Violet in Blue: Coach Dave Skudin, Ex-N.Y.U. Star, Gives Flatbush Team Title. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. James J. Murphy. September 22, 1928. 11. Newspapers.com.
  7. Web site: Dave Skudin. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. July 24, 2020.
  8. News: Former El Paso Resident Dies In New York. El Paso Times. April 14, 1972. 16. Newspapers.com.
  9. News: David Skudin. New York Daily News. April 16, 1972. Newspapers.com.