Dick Daniels
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| Position: | Defensive back | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 19, 1944 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Portland, Oregon | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Portland (OR) Jefferson | ||||||
| College: | Pacific | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 1966 | ||||||
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| Games Played: | 53 |
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| Interceptions: | 7 |
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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.
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.
He accepted a scholarship from Pacific University, where he practiced football and track. He was a two-time conference champion in the long jump.
In 1995, he was inducted into the Pacific University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Daniels was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1966 NFL Draft. On September 29, he was placed on the taxi squad, before being activated to play in 4 games. In 1968, he started 6 games.
He was a part of the 1967 NFL Championship Game known as the "Ice Bowl". He was waived on September 18, 1969.
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.
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