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Old 07-30-2021, 08:56 PM
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Dick Hyland won a gold medal in Rugby at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. One of his teammates was Dudley DeGroot. DeGroot was a long time college football coach. He also coached the Redskins and LA Dons. "Tricky Dick" Hyland worked as technical director on the movie "The Drop Kick" one of John Wayne's first movies. He was also a sportswriter. Joined the USMC in 1942. He was a captain in the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing during WWII.
Thanks Michael...yeah I read up on Hyland once I I.D.'d him...quite a life...from the Olympics to Stanford to hanging with the hollywood crowd...thanks for your post...as I didn't go into that...
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