Dan Towler

"Deacon" Dan Towler

Position(s) Running Back
Born	March 6, 1928
Died	August 1, 2001(2001-08-01) (aged 73)
Career information
Year(s)	1950–1955
NFL Draft	1950 / Round: 25 / Pick: 324
College	Washington & Jefferson
Professional teams
Los Angeles Rams (1950 - 1955)
Career stats
Rushing Yards	3493
Rushing Attempts	672
Touchdowns	43
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
Career highlights and awards
4x Pro Bowler (1951, 1952. 1953, 1954) 1x All Pro (1952) 1x NFL Championship (1951) 1x Pro Bowl MVP (1951)

"Deacon" Dan Towler (March 6, 1928 in Donora, Pennsylvania – August 1, 2001 in Pasadena, California) was a National Football League running back for the Los Angeles Rams from 1950 through 1955. He was the NFL leading rusher in 1952. He graduated from Washington & Jefferson College.^[1][2][3]

After retiring from football, Towler was named pastor of the Lincoln Avenue Methodist Church in Pasadena, California; he was also a chaplain at California State University at Los Angeles and president of the Los Angeles County Board of Education.

Sources

• Dan Towler at Find a Grave

1. ^ "Dan Towler". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TowlDa00.htm. 
2. ^ "Dan Towler". databaseFootball.com. databaseSports.com. http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=TOWLEDAN01. 
3. ^ "Dan Towler". NFL All-Time Players. NFL Enterprises LLC. http://www.nfl.com/players/dantowler/profile?id=TOW255564. 

Persondata
Name	Towler, Dan
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	March 6, 1928
Place of birth
Date of death	August 1, 2001
Place of death

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