About Mike Gavagan
Lived 1900 – 1957 (aged 56). Mike Gavagan was an american football player.
Maurice Thomas "Mike" Gavagan (April 10, 1900 – January 9, 1957) was an American football player.
Gavagan was born in 1900 in Warsaw, New York. He played college football for St. Bonaventure and later played professional football a fullback for the Rochester Jeffersons in the National Football League (NFL). He appeared in two NFL games, both as a starter, during the 1923 season.
After retiring from football, Gavagan worked as a construction engineer. He served with the U.S. Navy Seabees in the Pacific theater during World War II. He died in 1957 at Wyoming County Community Hospital in Warsaw, New York.
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Who was Mike Gavagan?
American football player
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Mike Gavagan was born on 10 April 1900 in Warsaw.
When did Mike Gavagan die?
Mike Gavagan died on 9 January 1957.
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Mike Gavagan was an american football player.
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