Dave Skudin
Personal information
Born:(1905-01-21)January 21, 1905
Brooklyn
Died:April 13, 1972(1972-04-13) (aged 67)
New York City
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Erasmus Hall (NY)
College:NYU
Position:Guard, end
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games:6

Harry David Skudin (January 21, 1905 – April 13, 1972) was an American football player and coach.

Skudin was born in 1905 in Brooklyn. He attended Erasmus Hall High School where he played football, baseball, and basketball.[1] He then enrolled at New York University where he played at the tackle and guard positions for the NYU Violets football team from 1924 to 1926.[2][3] In 1935, he was selected as a starting guard on NYU's all-time football team.[4]

After graduating in 1927, he joined Chick Meehan's coaching staff at NYU.[5] In 1928, he was hired as the head football coach at his alma mater, Erasmus Hall.[1][6]

In 1929, he played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Staten Island Stapletons. He appeared in six NFL games, all as a starter.[7]

After retiring from football, Skudin lived in El Paso, Texas, for 12 years during which time he worked for Aaronson Brothers.[8] In later years, he was an executive with clothing manufacturing company. He died in 1972 at a Manhattan nursing home.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dave Skudin Denies He'll Resign as Erasumus Grid Pilot". The Standard Union. November 26, 1928. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Dave Skudin". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Skudin and Cestari star in N.Y.U. Drill". The New York Times. September 15, 1926. p. Sports 25.
  4. ↑ "Ken Strong Best Carrier In N.Y.U. Grid History". The Pittsburgh Press. December 2, 1935. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Skudin, Star Guard at N.Y.U. 3 Years, on Coaching Staff". The New York Times. September 4, 1927. p. Sports 7.
  6. ↑ James J. Murphy (September 22, 1928). "Erasmus Eleven Dubbed Little Violet in Blue: Coach Dave Skudin, Ex-N.Y.U. Star, Gives Flatbush Team Title". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Dave Skudin". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Former El Paso Resident Dies In New York". El Paso Times. April 14, 1972. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "David Skudin". New York Daily News. April 16, 1972 – via Newspapers.com.
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