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.
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| Born: | July 7, 1898 St. Cloud, Minnesota, US | ||||||
| Died: | August 11, 1964 (aged 66) | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | St. Cloud (MN) Tech | ||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||
| Position: | Tackle-Guard | ||||||
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Degree was born in 1894 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He attended Technical Senior High School in St. Cloud.[1][2] He played college football at Notre Dame from 1916 to 1917.[2] He played at the tackle position and was also the team's star punter.[3]
His college career was interrupted by military service during World War I.[4] He was badly injured after being gassed in France, raising doubts as to whether he would ever play football again.[5] Despite the injury, he returned to the Notre Dame football team in the fall of 1919.[2][6]
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.[1] He also did placekicking and kicked one field goal.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Cy DeGree". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Cy Degree". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "N.D. Loses Star Man: De Gree, Punter, Will Not Be Able to Play Against Wisconsin Saturday". South Bend News-Times. October 12, 1917. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Name N.D. Men for Third Officers' Camp". South Bend News-Times. December 21, 1917. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cy Degree May Never Play Football Again: Former Notre Dame Star Badly Gassed in France". The South Bend Tribune. January 27, 1919. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame Is Ready for Nebraska Game". The South Bend Tribune. October 15, 1919. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.