Researching Dolph Stanley
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The name Dolph means "Form of RANDOLPH - wolf-shield" and is of Not available or unknown origin.
Records of Dolph Stanley on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dolph Stanley and the Stanley Genealogy
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Stanley Family Tree Databases
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Stanley Forums
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Some Famous People called Dolph Stanley
Dolph Stanley
Dolph Stanley (January 23, 1905 – July 9, 1990) was an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the ”Silver Fox”, Stanley is best known for holding the "unbreakable" record of guiding five different Illinois High School Association (IHSA) schools into the state tournament. He gained national prominence by coaching Beloit College to a 238–57 basketball record from 1945 to 1957 while guiding them to an NIT berth and a final AP Rank of No. 16 in 1951. Collectively, Stanley coached six high school teams as well as Beloit College, compiling 943 total victories (705 high school, 238 college). He finished his career in 1989 at Keith Country Day School in Rockford.
Source: Dolph Stanley, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Stanley
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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