Denny Myers

Denny Myers
Myers pictured in Sub Turri 1942, Boston College yearbook
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	November 8, 30(30-11-08)
Place of birth	Algona, Iowa
Died	May 30, 1957(1957-05-30) (aged 49)
Place of death	Newton Centre, Massachusetts
Playing career
1928–1930 1931	Iowa Chicago Bears
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1933 1934–1935 1936–1940 1941–1942 1946–1950	West Virginia (line) Yale (line) Brown (line) Boston College Boston College
Head coaching record
Overall	35–27–4
Bowls	0-1
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse

Dennis Edward "Denny" Myers (November 10, 1905 – May 30, 1957) was an American football player and coach. He attended the University of Iowa, where he played college football for the Hawkeyes. He then signed with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League in 1931 and played two games as a guard. Myers served as the head football coach at Boston College from 1941 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1950, compiling a record of 35–27–4.

Coaching career

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.^[1] 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.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Boston College Eagles (NCAA University Division Independent) (1941–1942)
1941	Boston College	7–3
1942	Boston College	8–2			L Orange
Boston College Eagles (NCAA University Division Independent) (1946–1950)
1946	Boston College	6–3
1947	Boston College	5–4
1948	Boston College	5–2–2
1949	Boston College	4–4–1
1950	Boston College	0–9–1
Boston College:		35–27–4
Total:		35–27–4

References

1. ^ AP (February 17, 1934). "NEALE AND MYERS ARRIVE AT YALE; Assistant Football Coaches Enthusiastic Over Plans Outlined by Pond". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F40D14FA3A59167A93C5A81789D85F408385F9. Retrieved October 25, 2011. 

External links

Biography portal

• Denny Myers at the College Football Data Warehouse
• Denny Myers at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Persondata
Name	Myers, Denny
Alternative names	Myers, Dennis Edward; Myers, Denny E.
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	November 10, 1905
Place of birth	Algona, Iowa
Date of death	May 30, 1957
Place of death	Newton Centre, Massachusetts