Mark Devlin (American football)

Mark Devlin
Date of birth	December 5, 1894(1894-12-05)
Place of birth	Lawrence, MA, United States
Date of death	December 11, 1973(1973-12-11) (aged 79)
Place of death	Lawrence, MA, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	180 pounds (82 kg)
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Holy Cross College, St. Ambrose University
Career highlights
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Teams
1920 1920 1921	Rock Island Independents Cleveland Tigers New York Brickley Giants

Mark Henry Devlin Jr. was a professional football player. He played in the American Professional Football League (which became the National Football League in 1922) with the Rock Island Independents, Cleveland Tigers and the New York Brickley Giants. Please note that Brickley's New York Giants are not related to the modern-day New York Giants.

Devlin attended and played college football at Holy Cross College. He was captain of the 1917 squad. Aside from football, he played first base for the school's baseball team. He left Holy Cross before the 1917 season.^[1] He returned to college in 1920 to coach for St. Ambrose University. While at St. Ambrose, Devlin led the team to a 4-0-2 record.^[2] He also served as the school's basketball coach from 1919-1921.^[3]

References

1. ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D05E0D6103FE233A25757C2A9659C946796D6CF
2. ^ http://web.sau.edu/football/media_guide/files/coaching_records.pdf
3. ^ http://web.sau.edu/MBasketball/2008_09/media_guide/Files/MBB%20coaching%20records.pdf

Persondata
Name	Devlin, Mark
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Date of birth	1894-12-05
Place of birth	Lawrence, MA, United States
Date of death	1973-12-11
Place of death	Lawrence, MA, United States