HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Dewey Lyle
OR:
Dewey Lyle on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

Dewitt "Dewey" Wagner Lyle (March 23, 1891 - November 27, 1980) was a professional American football
offensive lineman In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line, while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line. A numbe ...
in the
American Professional Football Association The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the maj ...
(APFA) and the
National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
(NFL). He played four seasons in APFA/NFL split between the
Rock Island Independents The Rock Island Independents were a professional American football team, based in Rock Island, Illinois, from 1907 to 1926. The Independents were a founding National Football League franchise. They hosted what has been retrospectively designated ...
and the
Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...
. However Lyle also played for the
Minneapolis Marines The Minneapolis Marines were an early professional football team that existed from 1905 until 1924. The team was later resurrected from 1929 to 1930 under the Minneapolis Red Jackets name. The Marines were owned locally by Minneapolitans John Dunn ...
, from 1916 to 1919, prior to that team's entry into the NFL.


References

* 1891 births 1980 deaths Players of American football from Minneapolis American football offensive linemen Minneapolis Marines players Rock Island Independents players Green Bay Packers players Minnesota Golden Gophers football players {{offensive-lineman-1890s-stub