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1904–1907
  
Illinois State Normal

Name
  
Chester Dillon

1915–1916
  
Dakota Wesleyan

Position(s)
  
Halfback

1910–1912
  
Illinois


Sport(s)
  
Football, basketball, baseball

Born
  
January 14, 1887 Normal, Illinois (
1887-01-14
)

Died
  
October 11, 1972(1972-10-11) (aged 85)

Chester C. "Chet" Dillon (January 14, 1887 – October 11, 1972) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Dakota Wesleyan University (1915–1916), Simpson College (1916–1917), Howard College in Homewood, Alabama—now Samford University (1919, 1927–1928), Oshkosh State Normal School—now the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh (1920), Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky (1929–1930), and Jacksonville State Teachers College—now Jacksonville State University (1938–1939, 1945). Dillon was born on January 14, 1887 in Normal, Illinois. He died on October 11, 1972.

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Chester Dillon Wikipedia