Jack Depler
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| Date of birth: | January 6, 1899 |
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| Place of birth: | Lewistown, Illinois, United States |
| Date of death: | December 5, 1970 (aged 71) |
| Place of death: | Lewistown, Illinois, United States |
Career information | |
| Position(s): | Tackle, Center |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| College: | Illinois |
Organizations | |
| As owner: | |
| 1930-1933 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| As coach: | |
| 1922-1928 1929 1930-1931 |
Columbia Lions (assistant) Orange Tornadoes Brooklyn Dodgers |
| As player: | |
| 1921 1929 |
Hammond Pros Orange Tornadoes |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career stats | |
| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
| Coaching stats at Pro Football Reference | |
John Charles Depler (January 6, 1899 – December 5, 1970) was a professional football player and coach. Prior to his professional career, he played college football at the University of Illinois. There he earned All-American honors in 1919 and 1920 and helped lead Illinois to its second national championship in 1919. After graduation, Depler played for the Hammond Pros of the National Football League. The following year he was hired as an assistant coach to Frank "Buck" O'Neill, at Columbia University, where he stayed for the next eight seasons.
In 1929, Depler rejoined the NFL as a player-coach with the Orange Tornadoes. In following season, he bought the Dayton Triangles and relocated the team to Brooklyn, New York, with the help of Bill Dwyer, an early Prohibition gangster and bootlegger. Depler was now the co-founder and coach of the NFL's new Brooklyn Dodgers.
After a successful first season, little went right for the club. After the team's second season, Depler resigned as coach and the team was sold to Chris Cagle and Shipwreck Kelly.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Maxymuk, John (August 2, 2012). NFL Head Coaches: A Biographical Dictionary, 1920-2011. McFarland Press. p. 364. ISBN 0786465573.
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