1. Richard Harvie Rauch was an American football player and coach.
10 Facts About Dick Rauch
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Dick Rauch was a player-coach for the Boston Bulldogs, New York Yankees and the Maroons over the course of his five-year career.
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Dick Rauch made his professional debut in the National Football League in 1925 with the Pottsville Maroons.
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Dick Rauch was the first NFL coach to institute daily practices.
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Dick Rauch did not make the football team until his senior year, in 1909.
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Dick Rauch was discharged from the Army in August 1919, and returned to Penn State.
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Dick Rauch continued to play guard his senior year in 1920, with the exception of the last four games when he was shifted to offensive tackle.
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Dick Rauch performed the scouting duties for every college he served.
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Dick Rauch spent his off-seasons writing poetry and traveled as far west as the Yukon to study the nesting habits of birds.
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Dick Rauch later put his knowledge of birds to use by exploring the Antarctic for the US government.