Erling Eugene "Dinger" Doane (October 14, 1893 – June, 1948) was an
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
player. He excelled at football at
Somerville High School from 1912 to 1914 before being a standout at
Tufts University
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where he scored a touchdown in Tufts first formal win over Harvard in 1916. Following his college career, he played professionally in the
National Football League
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with the
Cleveland Tigers,
Milwaukee Badgers
The Milwaukee Badgers was a professional American football team, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that played in the National Football League from 1922 to 1926. The team played its home games at Athletic Park, later known as Borchert Field, on Mi ...
,
Detroit Panthers,
Pottsville Maroons
The Pottsville Maroons were an American football team based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in the northeastern part of the state. Founded in 1920, they played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1925 to 1928. In 1929 they relocated to Boston ...
,
Providence Steam Roller
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and the
New York Brickley Giants
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. Brickley's New York Giants are not related to the modern-day
New York Giants
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. He joined the pre-NFL
Frankford Yellow Jackets
The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, although its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won ...
briefly in 1921 for a game against the
Union Quakers of Philadelphia
The Union Quakers of Philadelphia were a professional independent football team, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1921. The team evolved from a number of pro players who played with the Union Club of Phoenixville during their 1920 season. ...
.
References
1893 births
1949 deaths
American football fullbacks
American football halfbacks
Cleveland Tigers (NFL) players
Detroit Panthers players
Frankford Yellow Jackets players
Milwaukee Badgers players
New York Brickley Giants players
Pottsville Maroons players
Providence Steam Roller players
Tufts Jumbos football players
People from Natick, Massachusetts
Players of American football from Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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