Dewey Warren was born on May 7,1945 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the American Football League.
12 Facts About Dewey Warren
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Dewey Warren was the first UT quarterback to pass for more than a 1,000 yards in a season.
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Under coach Doug Dickey's wide-open T-formation offense, in 1966, Dewey Warren threw 229 passes with 136 completions and 1,716 yards.
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Dewey Warren finished eighth in the voting for the 1967 Heisman Trophy.
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Dewey Warren ended his UT career with 3,357 yards passing and 27 touchdowns.
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Dewey Warren spent one season with the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals in the team's expansion year, playing in seven games in 1968 and starting three.
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In 1969, Dewey Warren played for the Las Vegas Cowboys of the Continental Football League.
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Dewey Warren coached at Brigham Young University, Kansas State University, Tennessee, and the University of the South.
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Dewey Warren was instrumental in revolutionizing college football under LaVell Edwards at Brigham Young.
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Edwards, who had spent his career as a defensive coach, became head coach in 1972; he knew that BYU lacked the blue-chip athletes necessary to win consistently with a conventional run-oriented game, so handed the offense to Dewey Warren, who had been hired to install a passing attack.
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Dewey Warren's offense turned every running play into a passing play, and overwhelmed defenses with four and five receivers, coming from every possible position in the offense.
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Dewey Warren is the host of a sports talk radio show in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he lives, and plays in charity golf tournaments.