Dennis Frank Homan is a former professional American football

American football

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 wide receiver

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 in the National Football League

National Football League

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 (NFL) for five seasons for the Dallas Cowboys

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 (1968–1970) and the Kansas City Chiefs

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 (1971–1972). He later played for the Birmingham Americans

Birmingham Americans

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 (1974) and Birmingham Vulcans

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 (1975) of the World Football League

World Football League

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. As a teenager, he played for the Muscle Shoals High School

Muscle Shoals High School

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 Trojans. In 2005, the Muscle Shoals City School System honored Dennis Homan by naming the field of James F. Moore Stadium, Dennis Homan Field. Homan played on the school's first football team and is the first Muscle Shoals High School

Muscle Shoals High School

Muscle Shoals High School is the sole public secondary education institution in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. MSHS was recently awarded the Blue Ribbon Lighthouse Award for Excellence.- Academics :Traditionally. Muscle Shoals students excel academically...

 player to be drafted into the NFL.

Prior to joining the NFL, Homan spent his college days at the University of Alabama

University of Alabama

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, where he was named All-American, Academic All-America

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n, and twice all-SEC. Homan was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame

Alabama Sports Hall of Fame

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as part of the Class of 1999.