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Danny McMullen

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Danny McMullen
No. 0, 21, 11
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born:(1906-05-08)May 8, 1906
Belleville, Kansas, U.S.
Died:August 22, 1983(1983-08-22) (aged 77)
St. Francis, Kansas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:Belleville
College:Nebraska (1925–1928)
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:35
Games started:18
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Daniel Edward McMullen (May 8, 1906 – August 22, 1983) was an American football guard. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1925 to 1928 and was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team All-American.[1] He also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants, Chicago Bears and Portsmouth Spartans.[2]

After NFL

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He worked for 16 years as the football coach at Turkey Creek High School.[3]

He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 1979.[4]

After football

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After retiring, he moved to St. Francis, Kansas, where he died in 1983 at age 77 after falling at his home.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Alan J. Gould (December 8, 1928). "Associated Press Gives Views on America's Best Gridders". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  2. ^ "Danny McMullen NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  3. ^ a b "Former Plant City coach Dan McMullen dies in Kansas". The Ledger, Lakeland, Florida. August 24, 1983. p. B1.
  4. ^ "Bio: #66 Dan McMullen". Huskers.com. University of Nebraska. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2014.