Dave Stalls
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| Position: | Hamilton (OH) Taft | ||
| College: | Northern Colorado | ||
| NFL draft: | 1977 / Round: 7 / Pick: 191 | ||
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David Milton Stalls (born September 19, 1955) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Los Angeles Raiders. He also was a member of the Denver Gold in the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at the University of Northern Colorado.
Early years
Stalls attended
After not receiving much interest and writing letters to 40 prospective schools, he received a scholarship offer from the
In 1997, he was inducted into the University of Northern Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Stalls was selected in the seventh round (191st overall) of the
In 1979, he started the first 12 games at left defensive tackle (replacing the retired Jethro Pugh) ahead of former first-round draft choice Larry Bethea, until being replaced by Cole, after the Cowboys traded for John Dutton who would play left defensive end. He finished with 51 tackles and 5 unofficial sacks (tied for fourth on the team).[3]
In
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In 1980, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded for Stalls to replace an injured defensive end Wally Chambers.[5] He appeared in 15 games with 3 starts.
In 1981, he was a backup end and defensive tackle used mostly on passing downs, until injuries to Lee Roy Selmon and Bill Kollar's season ending knee injury, forced him to start 9 games at left defensive end.[6]
In the
Stalls ended up renegotiating his contract after the Broncos didn't accept giving up a fourth-round draft choice as part of the trade. He eventually reported to the team and had to pay $40,000 in fines for missing time.[9] On October 18, he was waived after the Buccaneers were notified that he signed a future services contract with the Denver Gold of the United States Football League.[10]
Los Angeles Raiders (first stint)
On November 10,
Denver Gold (USFL)
Stalls took two weeks off after the
Los Angeles Raiders (second stint)
After sitting out the previous year attending veterinary school at
Personal life
After football, he experienced many careers such as marine biology at
References
- ^ "Grambling Places 2 On A-A Team". Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Class of 1997". Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ "Stalled McKay Hopes Stalls Ends Woes". Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Stalls chasing QB's, doctorate". Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Buccaneers Raid Cowboys For Defensive Insurance". Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Ex-Cowboy Stalls: Emotional Bucs can tackle cool Dallas". Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Call Of The Wild Draws Bucs' Stalls To Colorado". Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Bucs elect Dave Stalls their new player rep". Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Stalls Not Stalling, He's Quit". Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Bucs' Stalls, Yarno Sign With USFL". Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Transactions". Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Raiders thrive by giving football rebels a home". Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Transactions". Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Raiders Camp : Schramm, Davis Let Players Do the Head-Butting". Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Briefly". Retrieved April 30, 2023.