Dick Daniels (American football)

Dick Daniels

No. 45, 21, 23
Position:	Defensive back
Personal information
Date of birth:	October 19, 1944
Place of birth:	Portland, Oregon
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:	Portland (OR) Jefferson
College:	Pacific
Undrafted:	1966
Career history
Dallas Cowboys (1966–1968) Chicago Bears (1969–1970) Chicago Bears (1971)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Northwest Conference (1964, 1965)
Career NFL statistics
Games Played: 53 Interceptions: 7 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Richard Bernard Daniels (born October 19, 1944) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League. He played for the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears. He played college football for Pacific University.

Early years

Daniels attended Jefferson High School, where he was an honorable-mention All-PIL halfback and a part of two football championship teams. He also contributed to his school winning a track championship team.^[1]

He accepted a scholarship from Pacific University, where he practiced football and track. He was a two-time conference champion in the long jump.^[2]

In 1995, he was inducted into the Pacific University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Dallas Cowboys

Daniels was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1966 NFL Draft.^[3] On September 29, he was placed on the taxi squad,^[4] before being activated to play in 4 games. In 1968, he started 6 games.

He was a part of the 1967 NFL Championship Game famously known as the "The Ice Bowl".^[5] He was waived on September 18, 1969.^[6]

Chicago Bears

In 1969, he was signed to the Chicago Bears taxi squad, before being promoted to the active roster on November 1. The next year he started 13 games at free safety. On August 26, 1971, he was released after being passed on the depth chart by Jerry Moore.^[7]

Miami Dolphins

August 26, 1971, he was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins. He was placed on the injured reserve list on September 13.^[8]

Personal life

Daniels was a scout for the Miami Dolphins for over three years.^[9] In 1975, he was hired as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chief Talent Scout.^[10] In 1984, he was vice president for personnel for the Los Angeles Express.^[11] He was the director of player personnel for the Washington Redskins. In 1996, he was named director of football operations for the Philadelphia Eagles.^[12] He has been a consultant with Football Operations and NFL Ventures.^[13]

References

1. "PIL Hall of Fame Inductees". Retrieved February 11, 2016.
2. "Conference Champions". Retrieved February 11, 2016.
3. "Cowboys Open Drills". Retrieved February 11, 2016.
4. "Dallas Makes Room". Retrieved February 11, 2016.
5. "Frostbites At Bay Hurt 3 Cowboys". Retrieved February 11, 2016.
6. "Dallas Cuts Daniels Ex-pacific U". Retrieved February 11, 2016.
7. "Bears seem to have same old problems". Retrieved February 11, 2016.
8. "Dolphins Cut Two Veterans". Retrieved February 11, 2016.
9. "Joe Thomas' Replacement: Bob Beathard". Retrieved February 11, 2016.
10. "Buccaneers Name Daniels Talent Scout". Retrieved February 11, 2016.
11. "Renfro To Scout For Express". Retrieved February 11, 2016.
12. "Transactions". Retrieved February 11, 2016.
13. "NFL Draft Spotlight: Dick Daniels". Retrieved February 11, 2016.