Clem Daniels

Clem Daniels
Position(s): Halfback Defensive back	Jersey #(s)': 36, 33, 34
Born: July 9, 1937 (1937-07-09) (age 74) McKinney, Texas
Career information
Year(s): 1960–1968
College: Prairie View A&M
Professional teams
AFL Dallas Texans (1960) AFL Oakland Raiders (1961-1967) NFL San Francisco 49ers (1968)
Career stats
Rushing att-yards	1146-5138
Receptions-yards	203-3314
Touchdowns	54
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
Career highlights and awards
1963 TSN AFL MVP AFL All-Star 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 American Football League Champion, 1967 All-Time All-AFL Team

Clemon C. Daniels Jr.^[1] (born July 9, 1937) is an American former Professional Football star in the American Football League (AFL) who also played in the NFL.^[2]

College career

At Prairie View A&M University, he was voted to All-Conference honors during his sophomore and junior years, and captained the NAIA National Football Championship team in his senior year.^[3]

Professional career

Daniels was signed as a free agent in 1960 by the AFL's Dallas Texans,^[4][5] who, like other AFL teams recruited players from small and predominantly black colleges, which were mainly ignored by the conservative NFL. He was on the Texans' roster for 14 games in 1960, but saw little playing time behind Abner Haynes. In 1961, he was traded to the AFL's Oakland Raiders, and spent seven years there. He was an American Football League All-Star in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967.^[6]

In 1963, Daniels was The Sporting News American Football League Player of the Year, with a 5.1 yards/carry average, gaining 1,099 yards.^[7] He was the All-Time leading rusher in the American Football League and was selected to the All-Time All-AFL Team.^[8]

Honors

He was voted into Prairie View's Hall of Fame in 1992 and the California Black Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993. He was inducted into the Texas Football Hall of Fame in 1999.^[9]

See also

• Other American Football League players

References

1. ^ "Clem Daniels". pro-football-reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DaniCl00.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
2. ^ "Clem Daniels". databasefootball.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DANIECLE01. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
3. ^ "Clem Daniels". summitbankfoundation.com. http://www.summitbankfoundation.com/boardofdirectors_bio.php?boardid=17. Retrieved 2008-10-21. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Clem Danials". raidersonline.org. http://www.raidersonline.org/clem-daniels.php. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
5. ^ "Prairie View A&M University's National Alumni Association Elects New President". black-collegian.com. 2006. http://www.black-collegian.com/news/archives/daniels805.shtml. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
6. ^ "Clem Daniels". summitbankfoundation.com. http://www.summitbankfoundation.com/boardofdirectors_bio.php?boardid=17. Retrieved 2008-10-21. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ "Clem Daniels". raidersonline.org. http://www.raidersonline.org/clem-daniels.php. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
8. ^ "American Football League ALL - TIME TEAM". remembertheafl.com. http://www.conigliofamily.com/AFLAllTimeTeam.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
9. ^ "Clem Daniels". theraidercast.com. http://theraidercast.com/photos/album/72157605455932555/photo/2553760917/grid-iron-greats-autograph-show-clem-daniels.html. Retrieved 2008-10-21. ^{[dead link]}

Preceded by Len Dawson & Cookie Gilchrist

American Football League MVP 1963 with Lance Alworth Tobin Rote

Succeeded by Gino Cappelletti

Preceded by Cookie Gilchrist

American Football League Rushing Leader 1962 (14 games) 1,099 yds, 5.1 yds/att

Succeeded by Paul Lowe

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