Danny Copeland

Danny Copeland

Position(s) Safety Jersey #(s) 25, 26
Born	January 24, 1966 (1966-01-24) (age 45) Camilla, Georgia
Career information
Year(s)	1989–1993
NFL Draft	1988 / Round: 9 / Pick: 244 (by the Cleveland Browns)
College	Eastern Kentucky
Professional teams
Kansas City Chiefs (1989-1990) Washington Redskins (1991-1993)
Career stats
Interceptions	2
Sacks	1
Fumble recoveries	7
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowls: 1991

Danny Lamar Copeland^[1] (born January 24, 1966 in Camilla, Georgia^[2]) is a former American football defensive back who played five seasons in the National Football League. He started in Super Bowl XXVI for the Washington Redskins.

College career

He played college football at Eastern Kentucky University.^[3]

Professional career

The lone touchdown of his career came in a 1992 game against the Dallas Cowboys, when he recovered a fumble in the end zone with about three minutes left in the game, giving the Redskins a 20-17 win.^[4] Copeland surprised the Redskins by announcing his retirement before the 1994 season despite the fact that he had started 14 games and recorded 125 tackles the previous season.^[5] He stated injuries and reduced desire to play as the reasons for his retirement at the age of 28.^[5] He had 327 tackles and two interceptions in his three seasons as a Redskin.^[5]

References

1. ^ "Danny Copeland". databasefootball.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=COPELDAN01. Retrieved 2008-09-25. 
2. ^ "Danny Copeland". pro-football-reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CopeDa20.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-25. 
3. ^ http://www.ekusports.com/mobile/index.aspx?story=6834
4. ^ Richard Justice (December 14, 1992). "Redskins Recover, Pounce on Cowboys, 20-17". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1997/history/allart/dw1992b.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-25. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4eYyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uAcGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6904,399986&dq=danny+copeland&hl=en

Persondata
Name	Copeland, Danny
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	1966-01-24
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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