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Dan Towler

Daniel Lee Towler

Position: FB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: March 6, 1928 in Donora, PA
College: Washington & Jefferson

4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 25th round (324th overall) of the 1950 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1950 22 RAM 12 0 46 130 6 34 2.8 10.8 3.8 8 63 7.9 0 17 0.7 5.3 193 6 3
1951* 23 RAM fb 12 0 126 854 6 79 6.8 71.2 10.5 16 257 16.1 0 46 1.3 21.4 1111 6 7
1952*+ 24 RAM FB 12 0 156 894 10 44 5.7 74.5 13.0 11 68 6.2 0 13 0.9 5.7 962 10 4
1953* 25 RAM FB 12 0 152 879 7 73 5.8 73.3 12.7 11 125 11.4 1 49 0.9 10.4 1004 8 6
1954* 26 RAM FB 12 0 149 599 11 24 4.0 49.9 12.4 10 127 12.7 0 36 0.8 10.6 726 11 5
1955 27 RAM 7 0 43 137 3 14 3.2 19.6 6.1 6 25 4.2 0 11 0.9 3.6 162 3 2
Career 67 0 672 3493 43 79 5.2 52.1 10.0 62 665 10.7 1 49 0.9 9.9 4158 44 27

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1950 22 RAM 12 0 5 47 0 15 9.4 240
1951* 23 RAM fb 12 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 1121
1952*+ 24 RAM FB 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 9 0 9 9.0 971
Career 67 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 7 66 0 15 9.4 4224

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1950 22 RAM 12 0 3 2 0 0
1951* 23 RAM fb 12 0 7 0 0 0
1952*+ 24 RAM FB 12 0 4 0 0 0
1953* 25 RAM FB 12 0 6 2 0 0
1954* 26 RAM FB 12 0 5 1 0 0
1955 27 RAM 7 0 2 0 0 0
Career 67 0 27 5 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1950 22 RAM 12 0 6 36
1951* 23 RAM fb 12 0 6 36
1952*+ 24 RAM FB 12 0 10 60
1953* 25 RAM FB 12 0 7 1 48
1954* 26 RAM FB 12 0 11 66
1955 27 RAM 7 0 3 18
Career 67 0 43 1 264

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1951
1952
1953
1954

1st-team All-Pro

1952

Rushing Att

1951 NFL 126 (6)
1952 NFL 156 (3)
1953 NFL 152 (2)
1954 NFL 149 (3)

Rushing Yds

1951 NFL 854 (3)
1952 NFL 894 (1)

1953 NFL 879 (2)
1954 NFL 599 (4)

Rushing TD

1950 NFL 6 (5)
1951 NFL 6 (5)
1952 NFL 10 (1)

1953 NFL 7 (3)
1954 NFL 11 (1)

Career 43 (78)

Long Rush

1951 NFL 79 (3)
1953 NFL 73 (2)

Yds/Rushing Att

1951 NFL 6.8 (2-- 10)
1952 NFL 5.7 (2-- 50)
1953 NFL 5.8 (2-- 44)
Career 5.2 (14)

Rushing Yds/Game

1951 NFL 71.2 (3)
1952 NFL 74.5 (1)

1953 NFL 73.3 (2)
1954 NFL 49.9 (5)
Career 52.1 (101)

Touchdowns

1952 NFL 10 (4)
1953 NFL 8 (7)
1954 NFL 11 (2)

Points Scored

1952 NFL 60 (9)
1954 NFL 66 (7)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1952 NFL 10 (4)
1953 NFL 8 (6)
1954 NFL 11 (2)

Yds From Scrimmage

1951 NFL 1111 (2)
1952 NFL 962 (4)
1953 NFL 1004 (5)

All-Purpose Yds

1951 NFL 1121 (7)
1952 NFL 971 (9)

Touches

1951 NFL 143 (7)
1952 NFL 169 (3)
1953 NFL 163 (4)
1954 NFL 159 (6)

Fumbles

1951 NFL 7 (3)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1951 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1951 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1952 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1952 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1952 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1953 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1953 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1954 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL