Dante Magnani

American football player (1917–1985)

Dante Magnani
Magnani on a 1948 Bowman football card
Date of birthMarch 16, 1917
Place of birthDalzell, Illinois, U.S.
Date of deathDecember 23, 1985(1985-12-23) (aged 68)
Place of deathVallejo, California, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Running back
US collegeSaint Mary's (CA)
NFL draft1940 / round: 19 / Pick 175
Career history
As player
1940–1942Cleveland Rams
1943, 1946, 1949Chicago Bears
1947–1948Los Angeles Rams
1950Detroit Lions
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× NFL champion (1943, 1946)
Career stats
  • Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Dante Alfred Magnani (March 16, 1917 – December 23, 1985) was an American football player who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the 19th round of the 1940 NFL draft.[1] Magnani, a running back, played college football for the St. Mary's College Galloping Gaels in Moraga, California.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary the first known use of the word scatback was in reference to Magnani.[2]

References

  1. ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  2. ^ https://www.oed.com/dictionary/scatback_n?tl=true&tab=meaning_and_use [bare URL]
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