Jim Dewar | |
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A headshot of Dewar from a newspaper Dewar in a 1947 newspaper clipping | |
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June 17, 1922 Oak Park, Illinois |
| Died | June 30, 1989 (aged 67) |
James Alexander Dewar Jr. (June 17, 1922 – June 30, 1989) was an American football halfback who played two seasons in the All-America Football Conference. Dewar played for the Cleveland Browns in 1947 and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948.
High school and college[]
Dewar attended Indiana University, where he was a standout as a halfback on the school's football team starting as a sophomore in 1942.[1] He ran back a punt 90 yards for a touchdown in a 53–0 victory over Butler University that year.[1] Dewar joined the U.S. Army in 1943 during World War II and played service football at Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois.[2] He was selected in 1944 to play in the College All-Star Game, a now-defunct matchup between the National Football League champion and a squad composed of the country's best college players.[3] After the war, Dewar returned for a final season at Indiana.[4]
Professional career[]
Dewar was selected with the 173rd pick in the 1947 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams.[5] He instead joined the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference, who had selected him in the 1947 AAFC Draft along with former Indiana teammate Bob Cowan.[6][7] The Browns finished the 1947 season with a 12–1–1 record and won the AAFC championship against the New York Yankees.[8] After a year with the team, Dewar was sent to the Brooklyn Dodgers. He played one season there before leaving football.[5]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Indiana Trounces Butler U., 53-0". Bloomington, Ind.. September 27, 1942. p. 3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7yobAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gEwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2790,5794501&dq=jim+dewar&hl=en. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Billy Reed's Aerial Scores Touchdown Before End of Half". Rockford, Ill.. September 25, 1943. p. 1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uqkWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BSMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5822,4100737&dq=jim+dewar&hl=en. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Chicago Bears Rated Stronger Than All-Stars". Chicago. August 30, 1944. p. 5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x0tfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5177,6410833&dq=jim+dewar&hl=en. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Hoosiers Crush Minnesota In Second Half Drive, 21-0". Minneapolis. October 6, 1946. p. 13. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6TgbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=00wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2673,4831544&dq=jim+dewar&hl=en. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Jim Dewar NFL Football Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081007075255/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DewaJi20.htm. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ↑ Sauerbrei, Harold (November 15, 1947). "Ulinski And Dewar Figure In Brown's Battle Plans". p. 15.
- ↑ Sauerbrei, Harold (August 14, 1947). "Mayne's Speed Boosts Chances With Browns". p. 18.
- ↑ Piascik 2007, p. 81.
Bibliography[]
- Piascik, Andy (2007). The Best Show in Football: The 1946–1955 Cleveland Browns. Lanham, MD: Taylor Trade Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58979-571-6.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Pro-Football-Reference
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