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Earle Neale

American athlete and coach
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Earle Alfred Neale
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November 5, 1891, Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S.
Died:
November 2, 1973, Lake Worth, Florida (aged 81)

Earle Neale (born November 5, 1891, Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S.—died November 2, 1973, Lake Worth, Florida) was an American collegiate and professional football coach and professional baseball player, who as a football coach was a great innovator. He was one of the first to use the five-man and the nine-man defensive line, man-to-man pass defense, the fake and triple reverse, and single-wing blocking. Neale played baseball, football, and basketball while attending West Virginia Wesleyan College (Buckhannon, 1912–14). He played professional baseball in the outfield with the National League (NL) Cincinnati Reds (1916–24) and with the NL Philadelphia Phillies during part ...(100 of 217 words)

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