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Gene Dahlquist
American gridiron football player and coach (born 1942)
Eugene M. Dahlquist (born December 31, 1942)[1] is an American gridiron football coach and former player. Dahlquist was the head coach for the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe from 2001 to 2003, compiling a record of 15–15.[2][3] Prior to his professional career, he worked 31 years in the collegiate ranks.[4] Dahlquist served as the offensive coordinator at five different schools: Oregon, Boise State, Iowa State, Illinois, and Texas.[5][6] He returned to coaching in 2019 with the Pioneros de Querétaro in Mexico, but he left the team after two games citing personal reasons.[7]
Originally from Mount Prospect, Illinois,[1] Dahlquist played quarterback at Arizona and later for the Norfolk Neptunes in the Continental Football League.[8]