Mike Palm (American football)
| Date of birth: | November 24, 1899 |
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| Place of birth: | St. James, Minnesota, United States |
| Date of death: | April 8, 1974 (aged 74) |
| Place of death: | Washington D.C., United States |
Career information | |
| Position(s): | Halfback, Quarterback |
| College: | Penn State |
Organizations | |
| As owner: | |
| 1936-1937 | Rochester-Brooklyn Tigers |
| As coach: | |
| 1926-1929 1933 1936 1937 1941 |
Georgetown (assistant) Cincinnati Reds Brooklyn Tigers Rochester Tigers New York Giants (assistant) |
| As player: | |
| 1925-1926 1933 |
New York Giants Cincinnati Reds |
Career stats | |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Myron Herrick Palm (November 24, 1899 – April 8, 1974)[1] was a professional football player in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was also a player-coach in 1933 for the NFL's Cincinnati Reds. He was also the owner and head coach of the Brooklyn-Rochester Tigers of the second American Football League from 1936-1937. By 1941, he returned to the Giants, to serve as an assistant coach.
Prior to his professional career, Palm played college football at Penn State. He played in the Nittany Lions 28-3 loss to USC in the 1923 Rose Bowl. During the game, he scored Penn State's only points off a field goal. Palm was an assistant at Georgetown University from 1926-1929 under coach Lou Little. In 1941 he returned to the Giants and worked as an assistant coach.
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