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First Kennedy football coach, Dale Tryon dies
Oct. 27, 2011 2:02 pm
Dale Tryon, the first football coach at Cedar Rapids Kennedy, died of cancer Tuesday in Ames. He was 75.
Tryon coached three years at Kennedy and compiled a 15-12 record. The Cougars were 3-6 in 1967, 5-3 in 1968 and 7-3 in 1969.
He taught and coached football at six different locations: Manson, Audubon, Kennedy, the University of Iowa, Ames and Boone and compiled a total record of 147-63.
He was inducted into the Kennedy Hall of Fame in 2005.
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