1. Robert Leo Patrick "Grandpappy" Dove was an American football player and coach.
15 Facts About Bob Dove
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Bob Dove played college football at the University of Notre Dame and professionally for nine seasons in the National Football League.
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Bob Dove was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 2001.
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Bob Dove was born in Youngstown, Ohio, a steel-production center located near the Pennsylvania border.
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Bob Dove was a three-year starter at the city's South High School from 1936 to 1938, and he was selected as an all-city player by the Youngstown Vindicator in his final year.
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Bob Dove went on to greater athletic feats at the University of Notre Dame, where he was a three-year starter at the end, from 1940 to 1942.
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Bob Dove was a consensus All-American in his final two seasons.
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Bob Dove then became the first sophomore to start for the Notre Dame "Fighting Irish" in 11 seasons.
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In 1948, Bob Dove joined the NFL's Chicago Cardinals, where he played for five seasons.
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Bob Dove was an assistant coach at the University of Detroit from 1955 to 1957, and then became an assistant for the Lions from 1958 to 59, and for the Buffalo Bills in 1960 from 1961.
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Bob Dove was the head coach at Hiram College for seven seasons, from 1962 to 1968.
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Bob Dove joined the Youngstown State University staff in 1969, where he served as an assistant under four coaches, including Jim Tressel.
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In 1987, Bob Dove was named coach emeritus and served in that position through the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA national championship season.
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Bob Dove's funeral was held at St Michael's Roman Catholic Church in Canfield.
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Bob Dove was chosen at defensive end on the second team, ranked behind Ted Hendricks of Miami and Hugh Green of Pittsburgh, and alongside Bubba Smith of Michigan State.