Danny McMullen

Danny McMullen
No. 0, 21, 11
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born(1906-05-08)May 8, 1906
Belleville, Kansas, U.S.
DiedAugust 22, 1983(1983-08-22) (aged 77)
St. Francis, Kansas, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High schoolBelleville
CollegeNebraska (1925–1928)
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career statistics
Games played35
Games started18
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Daniel Edward McMullen (May 8, 1906 – August 22, 1983) was an American football guard. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1925 to 1928 and was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team All-American.[1] He also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants, Chicago Bears and Portsmouth Spartans.[2]

After NFL

He worked for 16 years as the football coach at Turkey Creek High School.[3]

He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 1979.[4]

After football

After retiring, he moved to St. Francis, Kansas, where he died in 1983 at age 77 after falling at his home.[3]

References

  1. ^ Alan J. Gould (December 8, 1928). "Associated Press Gives Views on America's Best Gridders". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  2. ^ "Danny McMullen Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Former Plant City coach Dan McMullen dies in Kansas". The Ledger, Lakeland, Florida. August 24, 1983. p. B1 – via Google News.
  4. ^ "Bio: #66 Dan McMullen". Huskers.com. University of Nebraska. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2014.