Gary Danielson
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | September 10, 1951||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Divine Child (Dearborn, Michigan) | ||||||||||||
College: | Purdue | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 1973 | ||||||||||||
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Gary Dennis Danielson (born September 10, 1951) is an American
Playing career
Danielson played high school football at Divine Child High School under Tony Versaci in Dearborn, Michigan, and graduated from the school in 1969. As the left side wide receiver in his junior year and quarterback in his senior year, he helped Divine Child win two straight Catholic High School League championships.[1] He played college football at Purdue University and graduated in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts in industrial management. He would later earn a Master's degree in physical education in 1976. Danielson had succeeded Mike Phipps as the Boilermakers' starting quarterback in 1970 and had 14 touchdown passes and 30 interceptions with a 45.6 percent completion rate in three seasons as a starter.[2]
Danielson spent two years in the short-lived World Football League as a non-starter, with the New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets in 1974 and the Chicago Winds in 1975.[3] The Winds franchise folded a month before the league's collapse in October, and Danielson signed with the Lions for the 1976 season.
He amassed 13,764 passing yards and 81 touchdowns in 101 games in the NFL. He ranks fourth in Lions history in passing yards and touchdowns. His five touchdowns in a 1978 game against the Minnesota Vikings is still tied for a Lions record.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacks | |||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Sck | Yds | ||
1976 | DET | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1977 | DET | 13 | 2 | 1-1 | 42 | 100 | 42.0 | 445 | 4.5 | 61 | 1 | 5 | 38.1 | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 64 |
1978 | DET | 16 | 11 | 6-5 | 199 | 351 | 56.7 | 2,294 | 6.5 | 47 | 18 | 17 | 73.5 | 22 | 93 | 4.2 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 237 |
1980 | DET | 16 | 16 | 9-7 | 244 | 417 | 58.5 | 3,223 | 7.7 | 87 | 13 | 11 | 82.4 | 48 | 232 | 4.8 | 33 | 2 | 44 | 338 |
1981 | DET | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | 56 | 96 | 58.3 | 784 | 8.2 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 73.4 | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 84 |
1982 | DET | 8 | 5 | 2-3 | 100 | 197 | 50.8 | 1,343 | 6.8 | 70 | 10 | 14 | 60.1 | 23 | 92 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 145 |
1983 | DET | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 59 | 113 | 52.2 | 720 | 6.4 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 78.0 | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 68 |
1984 | DET | 15 | 14 | 3-10-1 | 252 | 410 | 61.5 | 3,076 | 7.5 | 77 | 17 | 15 | 83.1 | 41 | 218 | 5.3 | 40 | 3 | 41 | 335 |
1985 | CLE | 8 | 6 | 4-2 | 97 | 163 | 59.5 | 1,274 | 7.8 | 72 | 8 | 6 | 85.3 | 25 | 126 | 5.0 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 128 |
1987 | CLE | 6 | 1 | 1-0 | 25 | 33 | 75.8 | 281 | 8.5 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 140.3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
1988 | CLE | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 31 | 52 | 59.6 | 324 | 6.2 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 69.7 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 43 |
Career | 101 | 60 | 28-31-1 | 1,105 | 1,932 | 57.2 | 13,764 | 7.1 | 87 | 81 | 78 | 76.6 | 186 | 857 | 4.6 | 40 | 7 | 183 | 1,446 |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacks | |||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Sck | Yds | ||
1983 | DET | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 24 | 38 | 63.2 | 236 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 41.0 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Career | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 24 | 38 | 63.2 | 236 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 41.0 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Broadcasting career
Danielson began his broadcasting career starting before his playing days were over as a part-time anchor/reporter at
After retiring from the Browns, Danielson joined
Personal life
Danielson is married to wife Kristy with whom he has four children, Matt David Danielson, Kelly Danielson, Tracy Danielson, and Molly Danielson.[4] The two met in college at Purdue, where Kristy's father, George King , was the head basketball coach and athletic director.[5]
The Danielson family resided in Rochester Hills, Michigan and the children attended Rochester Adams High School. His son, Matt, played college football at Northwestern.[6]
Danielson ran an importing and exporting business with former Lions teammate James Jones in the early 1990s.[7] He has also invested in business ventures with former Browns teammate Bernie Kosar.[8]
References
- ^ "Gary's Arm Wins For Devine Child". Detroit Free Press. November 2, 1968. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ "Gary Danielson College Stats".
- ^ WFL summary page - accessed October 9, 2010,
- ^ a b "CBS Sports TV Team - CBSSports.com". Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.
- ^ Traylor, Grant (June 9, 2012). "Danielson sounds off on college football". The Herald-Dispatch. Huntington, West Virginia.
- ^ "Matt Danielson Profile". nusports.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- Sun-Sentinel. Deerfield Beach, Florida.
- TheStreet.com. November 17, 2011.
External links
- Gary Danielson at IMDb