Ave Daniell Explained

Position:Tackle
Number:23
Birth Date:November 6, 1914
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:215
Draftyear:1937
Draftround:2
Draftpick:19
High School:Mount Lebanon
College:University of Pittsburgh
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Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:9
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:3
Collegehof:1567

Averell Edward "Li'l Abner" Daniell (November 6, 1914 – January 28, 1999) was an American football tackle. He played high school football for Mt. Lebanon High School and college football for the University of Pittsburgh as a walk-on.[1] He played professionally for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the second round of the 1937 NFL draft.[2] After leaving football, he founded the Ionics Corp., which was later sold to GE. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ave Daniell (1975) . FootballFoundation.org . December 12, 2023.
  2. Web site: Averel Daniell Stats . December 12, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  3. News: Players with Wisconsin connections enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame . . Radcliffe . JR . January 11, 2023 . December 12, 2023.