Dale Dodrill

Dale Dodrill
Career information
Dodrill on a 1954 Bowman football card
Date of birth	(1926-02-07) February 7, 1926
Place of birth	Stockton, Kansas
Position(s)	Defensive Tackle
College	Colorado State
NFL draft	1951 / Round: 6 / Pick 67
Career history
As player
1951-1959	Pittsburgh Steelers
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls	4
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Dale Dodrill (born February 7, 1926) was an American football defensive tackle who played nine seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He attended Colorado State University. He was born in Stockton, Kansas.

During his 9-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers he posted career numbers of 10 interceptions and 11 recovered fumbles. He was voted to the Pro Bowl four times (1954, 1955, 1956, and 1958) and named a First Team All-Pro one time.^[1] In 1960 he coached the Denver Broncos later to start Dodrill Insurance in 1963. Now Dodrill Insurance is co-owned between his two sons, Garrett and David. In 2008 Dodrill was honored by the Pittsburgh Steelers during their 75th Season Celebration when he was named to the "Best Pre-1970 Players in Club History" list.

References

↑ "Dale Dodrill". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 22 August 2014.

Pittsburgh Steelers 1951 NFL draft selections

Butch Avinger Chuck Ortmann George Sulima Floyd Sampson Dale Dodrill Ray Mathews Henry Minarik Joe McCutcheon Jim Brandt Bill Szabo Mike Mizerany Clay Webb Lambert Oberg Ted Gehlmann Pat Field Bill Pavlikowski Tom Donnalley Ernie Cheatham Dick Hendley Joe Minor Art Alois Tom Calvin Bill Pearman Bob Radcliffe Howie Hansen Fred Smith John Gruble

Pittsburgh Steelers Legends team

Offense:	Bobby Layne Dick Hoak John Henry Johnson Roy Jefferson Ray Mathews Elbie Nickel Chuck Cherundolo Mike Sandusky Bruce Van Dyke Charlie Bradshaw Frank Varrichione

Defense:	Eugene Lipscomb Ernie Stautner Ben McGee Bill McPeak Dale Dodrill Myron Pottios Jerry Shipkey Jack Butler Bill Dudley Howard Hartley Clendon Thomas

Specialists:	Armand Niccolai Pat Brady

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