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American football player, coach, naval officer, and orthopedic surgeon
Marvin Allen "Mal" Stevens
(April 14, 1900 ? December 6, 1979)
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was an
American football
player, coach, naval officer, and
orthopedic
surgeon. He served as the head football coach at
Yale University
from 1928 to 1932 and
New York University
(NYU) from 1934 to 1941. He was elected to the
College Football Hall of Fame
as a player in 1974.
Early life, playing career, and education
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Born in
Stockton, Kansas
, Stevens attended
Washburn College
for three years before transferring to
Yale College
.
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He lettered in three sports at Washburn and played
halfback
on Yale's undefeated
1923 football team
.
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He graduated from Yale in 1925 and was a member of
Skull and Bones
.
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He graduated from
Yale Medical School
in 1929.
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Coaching career and military service
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Stevens coached the Yale football team from 1928 to 1932, leaving to become the 21st head football coach at
New York University
in 1934.
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His coached at NYU through the 1941 season, compiling a record of 33 wins, 34 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him second at NYU in total wins and tenth at NYU in winning percentage.
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Stevens was awarded a place in the NYU Athletic Hall of Fame for his coaching efforts.
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Stevens then served as a lieutenant commander in the
United States Navy
during
World War II
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In 1946 he became head coach of the
Brooklyn Dodgers
of the
All-America Football Conference
.
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He was the Eastern Director of the Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute and Clinic in
Jersey City, New Jersey
and clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at
Bellevue Hospital Center
.
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Head coaching record
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College
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