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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

Career AV: 50 (1382nd overall since 1950)

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 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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 AV
1950 22 RAM 32 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 2
1951* 23 RAM fb 32 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 9
1952*+ 24 RAM FB 32 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 16
1953* 25 RAM FB 32 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 12
1954* 26 RAM FB 32 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 14
1955 27 RAM 32 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 1
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 54

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1950 22 RAM 32 12 0 5 47 0 15 9.4 240
1951* 23 RAM fb 32 12 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 1121
1952*+ 24 RAM FB 32 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

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1950 22 RAM 32 12 0 3 2 0 0
1951* 23 RAM fb 32 12 0 7 0 0 0
1952*+ 24 RAM FB 32 12 0 4 0 0 0
1953* 25 RAM FB 32 12 0 6 2 0 0
1954* 26 RAM FB 32 12 0 5 1 0 0
1955 27 RAM 32 7 0 2 0 0 0
Career 67 0 27 5 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1950 22 RAM 32 12 0 6 6 36
1951* 23 RAM fb 32 12 0 6 6 36
1952*+ 24 RAM FB 32 12 0 10 10 60
1953* 25 RAM FB 32 12 0 7 1 8 48
1954* 26 RAM FB 32 12 0 11 11 66
1955 27 RAM 32 7 0 3 3 18
Career 67 0 43 1 44 264

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1951
1952
1953
1954

First-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 (80)

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 (15)

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 (106)

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)

 
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

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