Lloyd Cardwell
American football player and coach

Lloyd Cardwell

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American football player and coach
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Male
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Birth:
19 April 1913
Death:
10 November 1997
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Lloyd Raymond Cardwell (April 19, 1913 – November 10, 1997) was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and professionally for the Detroit Lions for seven seasons. After his playing days, Cardwell coached the track and field and football (1947–1959) teams at Omaha University—the precursor to the University of Nebraska Omaha—including the undefeated 1954 season team that also won the Tangerine Bowl.