Fullback, Columbia (from DePaul, Minnesota, Michigan), 1939–44
Bill Daley
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Bill Daley played fullback at DePaul (1939), Minnesota (1940–42), Michigan (1943) and Columbia (1944). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Daley in the first round, No. 7 overall in the 1943 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: National champions, 1940 and 1941 (Minnesota); Big Ten champions, 1940, 1941 and 1943
All-America: NEA third team 1942; Sporting News third team 1942; Maxwell Stiles first team 1942; Central Press second team 1942
The teams in those years
- 1940 Minnesota8–0No. 1 in the final AP poll; national champions; Big Ten champions
- 1941 Minnesota8–0No. 1 in the final AP poll; national champions; Big Ten champions
- 1942 Minnesota5–4No. 19 in the final AP poll
- 1943 Michigan8–1No. 3 in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions
- 1944 Columbia2–6Unranked at the end
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 1946 | AAFC | Miami Seahawks |
| 1947 | AAFC | Chicago Rockets |
| 1948 | AAFC | New York Yankees |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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