- Dan Currie
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This article is about the American football player. For the Canadian ice hockey player, see Dan Currie (ice hockey).
Dan Currie Date of birth: June 27, 1935 Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan Career information Position(s): Linebacker College: Michigan State NFL Draft: 1958 / Round: 1 / Pick 3 Organizations As player: 1958-64
1965-66Green Bay Packers
Los Angeles RamsCareer highlights and awards Pro Bowls: 1 Honors: Packers Hall of Fame Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com Daniel George Currie (born June 27, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played nine seasons for the Green Bay Packers (1958–1964) and the Los Angeles Rams (1965–1966). He was an All-American linebacker and center at Michigan State in 1957. He was a first round draft choice in the 1958 NFL Draft of the Packers. He was an All-Pro 1961, and was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated on December 18, 1961.[1]
Currie was the third overall pick of the 1958 NFL Draft, in which the Green Bay Packers also selected Jim Taylor of LSU (2nd round, 15th overall), Ray Nitschke of Illinois (3rd round, 36th), and Jerry Kramer of Idaho (4th round, 39th).
He currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.
External links
- Pro Football Hall of Fame - 1958 NFL Draft
- Sports Illustrated - 18-Dec-1961
- Football Card Gallery - Dan Currie
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Coaches: Bill Austin | Phil Bengtson | Red Cochran | Norb Hecker | Dick Voris |Green Bay Packers 1962 NFL Champions 5 Paul Hornung | 10 John Roach | 15 Bart Starr | 22 Elijah Pitts | 24 Willie Wood | 25 Tom Moore | 26 Herb Adderley | 29 Howie Williams | 27 Johnny Symank | 31 Jim Taylor | 33 Lew Carpenter | 40 Earl Gros | 46 Hank Gremminger | 47 Jesse Whittenton | 51 Jim Ringo | 53 Ken Iman | 58 Dan Currie 60 Ed Blaine | 61 Nelson Toburen | 63 Fred Thurston | 64 Jerry Kramer | 66 Ray Nitschke | 71 Bill Forester | 73 Ron Gassert | 74 Henry Jordan | 75 Forrest Gregg | 76 Bob Skoronski | 77 Ron Kostelnik | 78 Norm Masters | 79 Dave Hanner | 80 Gary Barnes | 83 Bill Quinlan | 84 Gary Knafelc | 85 Max McGee | 86 Boyd Dowler | 87 Willie Davis | 88 Ron Kramer
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