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American football player (born 1948)

American football player
Danny Pierce
No. 19
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1948-01-17) January 17, 1948 (age 76)
Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College:Mississippi St.
Memphis
NFL draft:1970 / round: 5 / pick: 121
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:5
Rushing yards:6
Receptions:1
Receiving yards:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Daniel Pierce (born January 17, 1948) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Memphis and Mississippi State University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1970 NFL draft.

Pierce appeared in two games during the 1970 NFL season, carrying five times for six yards and catching one pass for six yards.

Pierce was a quarterback for Memphis State.

References

  1. Palmer, Pete; Pullis, Ken; Lahman, Sean; Silverman, Matthew; Gillette, Gary. The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia: First Edition, p. 1410. ESPN Books, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4027-4216-3.
  2. Palmer et al., p. 541.
  3. "Pierce, Dan - Quarterback" (PDF). University of Memphis. 1969. p. 24.
Memphis Tigers starting quarterbacks
  • James Armstrong (1956)
  • Jim Leonard (1957)
  • Fred Hearn (1958)
  • Nick Buoni (1959)
  • James Earl Wright (1960–1961)
  • Russell Vollmer (1962–1963)
  • Billy Fletcher (1964–1965)
  • Terry Padgett (1966–1967)
  • Danny Pierce (1968–1969)
  • Rick Strawbridge (1970)
  • John Robinson (1971)
  • Al Harvey (1972)
  • Joe Bruner (1973)
  • David Fowler (1974)
  • Lloyd Patterson (1975–1978)
  • Kevin Betts (1979)
  • Darrell Martin (1980)
  • Tom Smith (1981)
  • Trell Hooper (1982)
  • Danny Sparkman (1983–1985)
  • Andy Whitwell (1986)
  • Tom Branner (1986)
  • Tim Jones (1986–1989)
  • Rusty Trail (1987–1989)
  • Gary Bouldin (1990)
  • Keith Benton (1990–1991)
  • Steve Matthews (1992–1993)
  • Tony Scarpino (1993–1994)
  • Joe Borich (1994–1995)
  • Qadry Anderson (1995–1996)
  • Bernard Oden (1995, 1997)
  • Kenton Evans (1998)
  • Neil Suber (1998–2001)
  • Travis Anglin (1999–2001)
  • Scott Scherer (2000)
  • Danny Wimprine (2001–2004)
  • Patrick Byrne (2005)
  • Will Hudgens (2005–2009)
  • Billy Barefield (2005)
  • Maurice Avery (2005)
  • Martin Hankins (2006–2007)
  • Arkelon Hall (2008–2009)
  • Brett Toney (2008)
  • Tyler Bass (2009)
  • Ryan Williams (2010)
  • Andy Summerlin (2011)
  • Taylor Reed (2011)
  • Skylar Jones (2011)
  • Jacob Karam (2012)
  • Paxton Lynch (2013–2015)
  • Riley Ferguson (2016–2017)
  • Brady White (2018–2020)
  • Seth Henigan (2021–2024)
  • Peter Parrish (2021)
Washington Redskins 1970 NFL draft selections


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