Cy DeGree

{{Short description|American football player (1898–1964)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Cy DeGree

| image =

| number =

| position = Tackle-Guard

| birth_date = {{birth date|1898|7|7}}

| birth_place = St. Cloud, Minnesota, US

| death_date = {{death date and age|1964|08|11|1898|7|7}}

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 210

| high_school = St. Cloud (MN) Tech

| college = Notre Dame

| pastteams =

• Detroit Tigers ({{NFL Year|1921}})

| pfr = D/DeGrCy20

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 7

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 7

}}

Walter Bernard "Cy" DeGree (July 8, 1898 – August 11, 1964), sometimes spelled "Degree" and "De Gree", was an American football player who played college football for Notre Dame and professional football for the Detroit Tigers.

Degree was born in 1894 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He attended Technical Senior High School in St. Cloud.{{cite web|title=Cy Degree|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=February 21, 2022|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerd/degr00600.html}} He played college football at Notre Dame from 1916 to 1917. He played at the tackle position and was also the team's star punter.{{cite news|title=N.D. Loses Star Man: De Gree, Punter, Will Not Be Able to Play Against Wisconsin Saturday|newspaper=South Bend News-Times|date=October 12, 1917|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95950559/degree/|via=Newspapers.com}}

His college career was interrupted by military service during World War I.{{cite news|title=Name N.D. Men for Third Officers' Camp|newspaper=South Bend News-Times|date=December 21, 1917|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95949744/degree/|via=Newspapers.com}} He was badly injured after being gassed in France, raising doubts as to whether he would ever play football again.{{cite news|title=Cy Degree May Never Play Football Again: Former Notre Dame Star Badly Gassed in France|newspaper=The South Bend Tribune|date=January 27, 1919|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95951725/cy-degree/|via=Newspapers.com}} Despite the injury, he returned to the Notre Dame football team in the fall of 1919.{{cite news|title=Notre Dame Is Ready for Nebraska Game|newspaper=The South Bend Tribune|date=October 15, 1919|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95952701/degree/|via=Newspapers.com}}

He played in the National Football League (then known as the American Professional Football Association) for the Detroit Tigers in 1921. He appeared in seven games at tackle and guard for the Tigers.{{cite web|title=Cy DeGree|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=February 4, 2015|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DeGrCy20.htm}} He also did placekicking and kicked one field goal.