DAN TOWLERTowler, Daniel Lee (Deacon)Height: 6-2 Weight: 225 Born: March 6, 1928 Donora, PA Died: August 1, 2001 Pasadena, CA High School: Donora (PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Washington & Jefferson | Lettered |
| 1947 | Washington & Jefferson | Lettered |
| 1948 | Washington & Jefferson | Lettered |
| 1949 | Washington & Jefferson |
| Draft: 25th round (324th overall) 1950 Los Angeles Rams |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 32 | FB | 12 | 1 |
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 32 | FB-LOH | 12 | 6 |
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 32 | FB-LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 32 | FB-LOH | 12 | 9 |
| 1954 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1954 LARM NFL | 32 | FB | 12 | 7 |
| 1955 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1955 LARM NFL | 32 | FB | 7 | 3 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 67 | 38 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/22/1950 | 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL |
| Signed | 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1956 | 1955 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1955 LARM NFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 1951 United Press All-NFL |
| 1951 United Press All-NFL |
| 1951 New York Daily News All-NFL |
| 1952 Associated Press All-NFL |
| 1952 United Press All-NFL |
| 1953 United Press All-NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1954 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1954 LARM NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 66 | ||
| 1955 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1955 LARM NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 44 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 264 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 46 | 130 | 2.8 | 34t | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 126 | 854 | 6.8 | 79t | 6 | ||||
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 156 | 894 | 5.7 | 44t | 10 | ||||
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 152 | 879 | 5.8 | 73t | 7 | ||||
| 1954 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1954 LARM NFL | 149 | 599 | 4.0 | 24 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1955 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1955 LARM NFL | 43 | 137 | 3.2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 672 | 3493 | 5.2 | 79t | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 16 | 257 | 16.1 | 46 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 11 | 125 | 11.4 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1954 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1954 LARM NFL | 10 | 127 | 12.7 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1955 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1955 LARM NFL | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 62 | 665 | 10.7 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1954 LARM NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1955 LARM NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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