Gerald Richard Dalrymple (August 6, 1906 – September 25, 1962) was an

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and basketball player and coach. Dalrymple worked odd jobs at Ouachita Junior College in

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for three years. He was a prominent

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. During his three seasons with the team, the Green Wave posted a record of 28 wins and two losses. He wore number 33. Dalrymple was All-Southern in just his sophomore year; All-American by his junior and senior year. In 1931, a year his team went to the Rose Bowl, he was the only unanimous All-American in the country. He is still the only unanimous All-American from Tulane. He was also Tulane's football captain that year. One article which attempts to retroactively name

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winners before 1934 named Dalrymple as the recipient for 1931. He was elected to the

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as a player in 1954. He was nominated though not selected for an ''Associated Press'' All-Time Southeast 1920-1969 era team. He stood 5'10" and weighed 175 pounds. Later he went to

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where he earned a master's degree in education.

Coaching career

Dalrymple was the second head football coach for

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and he held that position for the 1935 season. His coaching record at Eastern New Mexico was 7–4.

Head coaching record

Football

References

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