:Dewey Scanlon

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1899–1944)}}

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{{Infobox gridiron football person

| name = Dewey Scanlon

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1899|8|16}}

| birth_place = Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1944|9|24|1899|8|16}}

| death_place = St. Louis County, Minnesota, U.S.

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| position1 = Wingback

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 192

| college = Valparaiso

| coaching_years1 = 1924–1926

| coaching_team1 = Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos

| coaching_years2 = 1929

| coaching_team2 = Chicago Cardinals

| playing_years1 = 1926

| playing_team1 = Duluth Eskimos

| career_highlights =

| CoachPFR = ScanDe20

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Dewey D. Scanlon (August 16, 1899 – September 24, 1944) was an American football coach, and was the head coach for the National Football League (NFL)'s Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos from 1924 to 1926 and for the Chicago Cardinals in 1929. As an NFL head coach, he compiled a record of 17–15–4 in four seasons. He also appeared in one game as a wingback for Duluth in 1926. Scanlon was born in Duluth, Minnesota and attended Valparaiso University.