About Ben Douglas
Lived 1909 – 1985 (aged 76). Ben Douglas was an American american football player and coach.
Frank Benjamin Douglas (March 12, 1909 – December 4, 1985) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa from 1940 to 1941 and again in 1946 and at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1947, compiling a career college football coaching record of18–17. Douglas played college football at Grinnell from 128 to 1930 and then professionally for one season, in 1933, with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL). Douglas was also the head basketball coach at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa from 1931 to 1932, Grinnell from m 1940 to 1942, and the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy—now known as Missouri University of Science and Technology—from 1949 to 1950.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Ben Douglas?
American football player (1909-1985)
When was Ben Douglas born?
Ben Douglas was born on 12 March 1909 in Denver.
When did Ben Douglas die?
Ben Douglas died on 4 December 1985 in Brandon.
What was Ben Douglas's occupation?
Ben Douglas was an american football player and coach.
What nationality was Ben Douglas?
Ben Douglas was American.
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· DBpedia: Ben Douglas (American football)
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