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He was born on 20th
November 1899 in
Chicago
,
Illinois
the son of Edward Burton and Sarah DeGroot. Family legend has it that the
original DeGroot’s came from the
Netherlands
in the 17th Century.
Dudley was
educated at
Stanford
University
where he excelled at American Football, Basketball, Swimming and Water Polo.
Above
Dudley at
Stanford
University
in 1924
Above
his passport photo for the trip to the Olympics in 1924
Above his wife
Alice (nee Roth). She accompanied him to the 1924 Olympic Games and they were
married on their return to the
US
.
He only played
rugby once for the
USA
as a flanker in the Olympic final against
France
in 1924.
Above
the
USA
squad training in
England
before Olympic Games in
Paris
. Photo taken at Plymouth Rugby Club. Back Row (L-R): Sam Goodman (Manager),
Valentine, Cashel, Williams, B, Slater (Cpt), Farish, Clark, Patrick, N. Slater,
DeGroot, Charles Austin (Coach) Middle Row: Graff, Turkington, Deveraux,
Mannelli, Doe, Cunningham,
Dixon
. Front Row: Rogers, Hyland, Hunter, O'Neill, Cleveland, Muldoon, Scholz.
From
1932 until the start of World War 2, he was Head Coach (American Football) at
San Jose
College
.
Above
the American Football Coaching staff at
San Jose
. 1935 Wilbur V. "Bill" Hubbard, Assistant Coach. Horace
Laughlin-Team Captain.
Dudley
S. "Dud" DeGroot, Head Coach. Image courtesy of Steve Faulk.
Dudley
in the late 1930s at
San Jose
College
. Image courtesy of Steve Faulk.
In
1939 he wrote the book A
History Of Physical Education In
California
(1848-1939).
Above Degroot on the cover of Life magazine in 1947.
Image courtesy of Steve Faulk.
Above Degroot with the LA Dons American Football
squad Image courtesy of Steve Faulk.
Dudley
DeGroot circa 1949
He coached American Football at various colleges
before becoming coach of the Washington Redskins in 1943. He then was Head Coach
at Los Angeles Dons (1946-47), West Virginia Football (1948-49), New Mexico
Football (1950-52).
Dudley
died on 5th May 1970 in
El Cajon
,
California
His
younger brother, Edward Burton DeGroot Jnr, was the manager of the
USA
men’s national volleyball team at the 1963 and 1971 Pan American Games and
the 1964 Olympic Games.
Above
his brother Burt DeGroot, another Stanford man, who died in 2003
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