Dike Beede
American football head coach
1903 – 1972
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Who was Dike Beede?
Dwight "Dike" V. Beede served as the first head football coach of Youngstown State University. He served there from 1937 to 1972. In the course of his entire professional coaching career, Beede counted 175 career wins, 146 losses and 20 ties. In 1941, he invented and introduced the penalty flag, now a common fixture of American football.
Some sources spell his name "Dyke" Beede.
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- Born
- Jan 23, 1903
Youngstown - Education
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Lived in
- Youngstown
- Died
- 1972
Elkton
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on July 23, 2013
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