Dave Foley (American football)

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Dave Foley
No. 70, 78
Position:
1969
 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:110
Games started:90
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

David E. Foley (born October 28, 1947) is an American former professional

offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills
.

Foley was a three-year starter playing

Rose Bowl
.

Foley was a consensus All-America selection in 1968. He was also a three-year Academic All-American. He was elected to the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1984.

Foley was selected in the first round of the

1969 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. After two years with the Jets he was traded to the Buffalo Bills, where he played for the remainder of his professional career. A Pro Bowl selection in 1973, he was the starting right tackle with the Bills' Electric Company.[1]

While still an active player in 1972, he started Dave Foley & Associates which originally specialized in life insurance and health group benefits. Retirement plan third-party administration was added to its operations in 1986. The company expanded further in 1999 and was renamed Foley Benefits Group, LLC. His brother, Tim Foley, works at the business and is also a 1977 National Champion for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as well as a former professional offensive tackle. Foley Benefits Group, LLC is based in Springfield, Ohio.[2]

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