Dewey Scanlon | |
Birth Date: | 16 August 1899 |
Birth Place: | Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. |
Death Place: | St. Louis County, Minnesota, U.S. |
Position1: | Wingback |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lb: | 192 |
College: | Valparaiso |
Coaching Years1: | 1924–1926 |
Coaching Team1: | Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos |
Coaching Years2: | 1929 |
Coaching Team2: | Chicago Cardinals |
Playing Years1: | 1926 |
Playing Team1: | Duluth Eskimos |
Coachpfr: | ScanDe20 |
Dewey D. Scanlon (August 16, 1899 – September 24, 1944) was an American football coach, and was the head coach for the National Football League (NFL)'s Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos from 1924 to 1926 and for the Chicago Cardinals in 1929. As an NFL head coach, he compiled a record of 17–15–4 in four seasons. He also appeared in one game as a wingback for Duluth in 1926. Scanlon was born in Duluth, Minnesota and attended Valparaiso University.