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Myron Herrick “Mike” Palm

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Myron Herrick “Mike” Palm

Birth
Saint James, Watonwan County, Minnesota, USA
Death
8 Apr 1974 (aged 74)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.9474222, Longitude: -77.0147944
Plot
Section: 8, Lot: 41, Grave: 1
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He was a member of The Penn State Football Team which went to the Rose Bowl in 1923.A three letter athlete at the university he was a quarterback on the Rose Bowl team and was one of the team members honored at a testimonial dinner in State College in 1973 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Rose Bowl Game. He was graduated from Penn State in 1924 with a BS Degree. He played professional Football with Jim Thorpe in the 1930s and played and coached teams at West Virginia, Harvard University (where Joseph P Kennedy was a team member)Georgetown University under Lou Little and for the New York Giants under Steve Little until 1948.

Myron Herrick Palm (November 24, 1899 – April 8, 1974)[1] was a professional football player in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was also a player-coach in 1933 for the NFL's Cincinnati Reds. He was also the owner and head coach of the Brooklyn-Rochester Tigers of the second American Football League from 1936-1937. By 1941, he returned to the Giants, to serve as an assistant coach.

Prior to his professional career, Palm played college football at Penn State. He played in the Nittany Lions 28-3 loss to USC in the 1923 Rose Bowl. During the game, he scored Penn State's only points off a field goal. Palm was an assistant at Georgetown University from 1926-1929 under coach Lou Little. In 1941 he returned to the Giants and served as an assistant coach

He was a member of The Penn State Football Team which went to the Rose Bowl in 1923.A three letter athlete at the university he was a quarterback on the Rose Bowl team and was one of the team members honored at a testimonial dinner in State College in 1973 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Rose Bowl Game. He was graduated from Penn State in 1924 with a BS Degree. He played professional Football with Jim Thorpe in the 1930s and played and coached teams at West Virginia, Harvard University (where Joseph P Kennedy was a team member)Georgetown University under Lou Little and for the New York Giants under Steve Little until 1948.

Myron Herrick Palm (November 24, 1899 – April 8, 1974)[1] was a professional football player in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was also a player-coach in 1933 for the NFL's Cincinnati Reds. He was also the owner and head coach of the Brooklyn-Rochester Tigers of the second American Football League from 1936-1937. By 1941, he returned to the Giants, to serve as an assistant coach.

Prior to his professional career, Palm played college football at Penn State. He played in the Nittany Lions 28-3 loss to USC in the 1923 Rose Bowl. During the game, he scored Penn State's only points off a field goal. Palm was an assistant at Georgetown University from 1926-1929 under coach Lou Little. In 1941 he returned to the Giants and served as an assistant coach


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