Ave Daniell

Games played:	9
Games started:	3

Ave Daniell
No. 23
Position:	Tackle
Personal information
Born:	November 6, 1914; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	January 28, 1999 (aged 84); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Mount Lebanon
College:	University of Pittsburgh
NFL draft:	1937 / round: 2 / pick: 19
Career history
	Brooklyn Dodgers (1937); Green Bay Packers (1937);
Career highlights and awards
	2× National champion (1934, 1936); Consensus All-American (1936); First-team All-Eastern (1936); 1937 National Championship Team Captain; Rose Bowl champion (1936);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	9
Games started:	3
	College Football Hall of Fame

Averell Edward "Li'l Abner" Daniell (November 6, 1914 – January 28, 1999) was an American football tackle. He played high school football for Mt. Lebanon High School and college football for the University of Pittsburgh as a walk-on.^[1] He played professionally for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the second round of the 1937 NFL draft.^[2] After leaving football, he founded the Ionics Corp., which was later sold to GE. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975.^[3]

References

^ "Ave Daniell (1975)". FootballFoundation.org. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ "Averel Daniell Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ Radcliffe, JR (January 11, 2023). "Players with Wisconsin connections enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved December 12, 2023.