Dewitt "Dewey" Wagner Lyle (March 23, 1891 - November 27, 1980) was a professional American football
offensive lineman
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in the
American Professional Football Association
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(APFA) and the
National Football League
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(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
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. 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.
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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
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