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Myers left the NFL after one year and was hired as line coach at West Virginia University under Greasy Neale. Neale and Myers both moved to Yale University in 1934 to assist Ducky Pond. In 1936, Myers took the line coaching job at Brown University, where he worked for five years under Tuss McLaughry. On March 14, 1941, Myers was announced as the head football coach at Boston College, replacing Frank Leahy, who had left to coach the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In his first two seasons, Myers posted records of 7–3 and 8–2 and led Boston College to the 1943 Orange Bowl, where the Eagles lost to Alabama, 37–21. In 1943, Myers left Boston College to serve in the United States Navy. After being discharged, he returned to Boston College. He posted three winning seasons from 1946 to 1948 and a 4–4–

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  • Denny Myers
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  • Myers left the NFL after one year and was hired as line coach at West Virginia University under Greasy Neale. Neale and Myers both moved to Yale University in 1934 to assist Ducky Pond. In 1936, Myers took the line coaching job at Brown University, where he worked for five years under Tuss McLaughry. On March 14, 1941, Myers was announced as the head football coach at Boston College, replacing Frank Leahy, who had left to coach the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In his first two seasons, Myers posted records of 7–3 and 8–2 and led Boston College to the 1943 Orange Bowl, where the Eagles lost to Alabama, 37–21. In 1943, Myers left Boston College to serve in the United States Navy. After being discharged, he returned to Boston College. He posted three winning seasons from 1946 to 1948 and a 4–4–
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EndYear
  • 1942(xsd:integer)
  • 1950(xsd:integer)
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  • 1928(xsd:integer)
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  • 35(xsd:integer)
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Type
  • coach
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  • Myers pictured in Sub Turri 1942, Boston College yearbook
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Alternative Names
  • Myers, Dennis Edward; Myers, Denny E.
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  • 4(xsd:integer)
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  • 1957-05-30(xsd:date)
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  • 1933(xsd:integer)
  • 1934(xsd:integer)
  • 1936(xsd:integer)
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  • 1946(xsd:integer)
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  • NCAA University Division Independent
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  • 1941(xsd:integer)
  • 1946(xsd:integer)
death date
  • 1957-05-30(xsd:date)
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  • Algona, Iowa
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Place of death
  • Newton Centre, Massachusetts
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  • 1905-11-10(xsd:date)
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  • American football player and coach
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  • 1942(xsd:integer)
  • 1946(xsd:integer)
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  • 1948(xsd:integer)
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  • Myers left the NFL after one year and was hired as line coach at West Virginia University under Greasy Neale. Neale and Myers both moved to Yale University in 1934 to assist Ducky Pond. In 1936, Myers took the line coaching job at Brown University, where he worked for five years under Tuss McLaughry. On March 14, 1941, Myers was announced as the head football coach at Boston College, replacing Frank Leahy, who had left to coach the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In his first two seasons, Myers posted records of 7–3 and 8–2 and led Boston College to the 1943 Orange Bowl, where the Eagles lost to Alabama, 37–21. In 1943, Myers left Boston College to serve in the United States Navy. After being discharged, he returned to Boston College. He posted three winning seasons from 1946 to 1948 and a 4–4–1 campaign in 1949, but was fired after a winless season in 1950. In seven seasons at Boston College, Myers compiled a record of 35–27–4.
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