Dennis K. Stanley

[3][4] The 1923 football team piloted by Speedy Walker was the runner-up for the state title, losing to Lakeland High School and Goof Bowyer.

[n 2] Stanley led an all-Florida-alumni coaching staff from 1933 to 1935,[n 3] and his three-year turn as the Gators' man-in-charge represented a brief resurgence for Florida football.

During the first three years of the new Southeastern Conference (SEC), Stanley posted a 14–13–2 record,[16] including notable victories over the new SEC rival Auburn Tigers, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Sewanee Tigers, as well as the out-of-conference Maryland Terrapins, North Carolina Tar Heels, NC State Wolfpack and South Carolina Gamecocks.

[24] Stanley was a part of Wade's successful Blue Devils football teams in 1940 and 1941,[22] including the squad that played in the 1942 Rose Bowl.

When World War II broke up Wade's tenure, Stanley continued to serve as an assistant under Eddie Cameron.

In 1946, a member of the Florida Board of Control requested that Stanley prepare a plan for the University of Florida's athletic program and a new college of physical education.,[22] The plan was approved, and, having been instrumental in advocating the consolidation of the new inter-disciplinary academic program and designing its curriculum, he was appointed as the dean of the new college.

"[28] Stanley was also a well-known author in his field; his publications included the standard textbook Physical Education Activities Handbook for Men and Women.

[30] Showing his lifelong love of football, Stanley served as the NCAA representative on the Gator Bowl organizing committee for twenty-eight years.