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11 Facts About Dale Lindsey

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Phillip Dale Lindsey was born on January 18,1943 and is an American football coach and former player.

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Dale Lindsey was the head football coach at the University of San Diego.

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Dale Lindsey attended and played high school football at Bowling Green High School in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he was an All-State player.

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Dale Lindsey then transferred to Western Kentucky University, where he starred on the Hilltoppers's undefeated 1963 team that won the Tangerine Bowl.

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Dale Lindsey was drafted in the seventh round of the 1965 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns, where he played from 1965 to 1972.

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Dale Lindsey then signed with the New Orleans Saints in 1973.

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Dale Lindsey was a coach for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League and the Boston Breakers and the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League.

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Dale Lindsey was terminated as the linebackers coach for the Washington Redskins on January 16,2007.

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Dale Lindsey was one of several former NFL coordinators serving as a position coach on the Redskins' coach staff.

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Dale Lindsey was hired as the head coach for the University of San Diego in 2012, a position he held through the 2022 season.

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The school announced his retirement following the season, but Dale Lindsey maintains he was fired.