W. Alfred Debo

W. Alfred Debo was an American college football player and coach, lawyer, and politician. Born in Wyandotte, Michigan, in 1877, he played at the halfback position on the first football team for Detroit College in 1896. After college, he studied law at the Detroit College of Law, graduating there in 1903. He was also the school's head football coach for the 1903 and 1904 seasons, compiling a 7–6 record. He later served as the chief investigator for the Internal Revenue Service income tax division in Detroit for eight years. He later served as the Democratic Party state chairman, Michigan Parole Board commissioner, and member of the Detroit Board of Assessors. He died in 1960 at age 82.