About Jess Dow
Lived 1916 – 2003 (aged 86). Jess Dow was an American american football player.
Jess Elwood "Woody" Dow (December 16, 1916 – March 24, 2003) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at West Texas State College—now West Texas A&M University—and then professionally with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Dow served as the head football coach at Southern Connecticut State University—then known as New Haven State Teachers College and Southern Connecticut State College—from 1948 to 1965, compiling a record of 107–41–6. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2013.
Dow also coached basketball, baseball, and golf at Southern Connecticut State and was the school's athletic director from 1948 to 1975. He died on March 24, 2003, at his home in Orange, Connecticut.
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Who was Jess Dow?
American football player and coach (1916-2003)
When was Jess Dow born?
Jess Dow was born on 16 December 1916 in Littlefield.
When did Jess Dow die?
Jess Dow died on 24 March 2003 in Orange.
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Jess Dow was an american football player.
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Jess Dow was American.
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