Kenneth William Dow (November 18, 1917 – November 17, 1988) was an
American football
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fullback in the
National Football League
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(NFL). He played in two games for the
Washington Redskins
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in 1941. He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Oregon State University
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and was
drafted in the sixteenth round of the
1941 NFL Draft
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.
References
1917 births
1988 deaths
American football running backs
Oregon State Beavers football players
Washington Redskins players
People from Ephrata, Washington
Players of American football from Washington (state)
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