Dick Haley

Dick Haley
No. 43, 28, 27
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1937-10-02) October 2, 1937
Place of birth: Midway, Pennsylvania
Career information
College: Pittsburgh
NFL draft: 1959 / Round: 9 / Pick: 100
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 75
Interceptions: 14
Touchdowns: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

George Richard Haley, Jr. (born October 2, 1937 in Midway, Pennsylvania) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1959 NFL Draft.

He was a Player Personnel analyst for the Miami Dolphins.[1] He was Director of Player Personnel for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 19711990 as well as the New York Jets from 19912002.[1] Haley is frequently credited with selecting the Steelers' renowned 1974 NFL Draft class which included four future inductees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[1] The rookiesLynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, and Mike Websterwould help lead the team to Super Bowl IX and three more Super Bowl championships by the end of the decade.[1][2]

He is the father of Todd Haley, the offensive coordinator for the Steelers and former head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Todd Haley named Kansas City Chiefs head coach". Kansas City Chiefs. 2009-02-06. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  2. King, Peter (2009-02-06). "Todd Haley is the new Chief in town". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  3. "FormerChiefs head coach Haley hired to lead Steelers offense". Tribune Review. -02-07. Retrieved 2012-02-08. Check date values in: |date=, |year= / |date= mismatch (help)


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