Dewayne Douglas
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Personal information | |
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Born: | Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. | December 22, 1931
Died: | April 11, 2000 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. | (aged 68)
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Kissimmee (FL) |
College: | Florida |
NFL draft: | 1953 / Round: 4 / Pick: 44 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Edward Dewayne Douglas (December 22, 1931 – April 11, 2000) was an
College career
Douglas attended the University of Florida from 1949 to 1952, where he played for coach Bob Woodruff's Florida Gators football team.[3] As a senior lineman on the Gators' first bowl team in 1952, he was a third-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection by the Associated Press.[4]
Professional career
Douglas was selected by the
Coaching career
Douglas coached the freshmen football team at the University of Florida for six years. He was the head football coach and athletic director of Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Florida. He was also the head football coach at Suwannee High School in Live Oak, Florida.[3] During his time as an assistant coach for the Florida Gators, it was his questions about player urination and dehydration that led to the development of Gatorade by a team of University of Florida medical researchers, including Robert Cade.[3][6]
Personal life
Douglas worked at the Container Corporation of America for twenty years. He was a member of the University of Florida Police Department.[3]
References
- ^ "2009 - 2000 Pro Football Necrology List". oldestlivingprofootball.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "EVERETT DOUGLAS". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Edward Dewayne Douglas". Gainesville Sun. April 13, 2000. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "All-SEC Tradition" (PDF). gatorzone.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ "Everett Douglas". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ISBN 9781439839379. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015.)
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