Danny Farmer Explained

Number:83
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:21 May 1977
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:217
High School:Loyola
(Los Angeles, California)
College:UCLA
Draftyear:2000
Draftround:4
Draftpick:103
Teams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:43
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:611
Statlabel3:Touchdowns
Statvalue3:1
Pfr:FarmDa00

Daniel Steven Farmer (born May 21, 1977) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) and at UCLA.[2] He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL draft.[3] [4]

After being waived by the Steelers, Farmer played for four seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals. Plagued by minor injuries, Farmer went to play with the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Farmer holds the UCLA Bruins football record for career receiving yards with 3,020 (1996–1999).[5] He was also a standout volleyball player for the Bruins and won 2 National Championships. He majored in history at UCLA. In 2015, Danny joined his father George in the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.

His father, George, also attended UCLA and was a member of the track, football, and basketball teams, including the Bruins' 1970 NCAA championship basketball team. George also played seven years in the NFL's Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions teams. Danny's grandfather Steve Miletich was a basketball player at USC and uncle Dave Farmer played football at USC and NFL. His cousins David Farmer and Kevin Farmer played college football at Hawaii and Washington State respectively. He is also related to Pat Miletich on his mother's side. He has a fraternal twin brother, Tim, who excelled in volleyball at Loyola Marymount University and went on the play professionally in Europe. His sister Kelly is a prominent attorney in Los Angeles.

He is a 1995 graduate of Loyola High School in Los Angeles.[6]

Farmer retired in 2006.

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GP GS TgtRec Yds Avg Lng TD
CIN13 2 33 19 268 14.1 38 0
CIN12 1 23 15 228 15.2 27 1
CIN8 1 15 9 115 12.8 51 0
33 4 71 43 611 14.2 51 1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Danny Farmer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . .
  2. http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/187533 NFL Player Page
  3. Web site: Draft History 2000 . . 2007-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070219020040/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/2000 . 2007-02-19 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2000 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-19 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20010618061332/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/news/2000/03/28/farmer_diary/ Farmer Draft Diary
  6. Web site: Farmer, Danny . 2007-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070130140438/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/farmer_danny00.html . 2007-01-30 . dead .