Dan Towler
[edit] Biography
Dan Towler (Daniel Lee Towler) was born on March 6, 1928 in Donora, Pennsylvania. After going to high school at Donora (PA), Towler attended Washington & Jefferson College. Towler made his professional debut in the NFL in 1950 with the Los Angeles Rams. He played for the Los Angeles Rams for his entire 6 year career.
Most people believe that 1952 was Dan Towler's best year, as he ran for 894 yards, ran in 10 TDs and ran for an average of 5.7 yards per carry.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1950
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 46
| 130
| 2.8
| 6
| 34t
|
| 1951
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 126
| 854
| 6.8
| 6
| 79t
|
| 1952
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 156
| 894
| 5.7
| 10
| 44t
|
| 1953
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 152
| 879
| 5.8
| 7
| 73t
|
| 1954
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 149
| 599
| 4
| 11
| 24
|
| 1955
| LAM
| NFL
| 7
| 43
| 137
| 3.2
| 3
| 14
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 67
| 672
| 3493
| 5.2
| 43
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1950
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 8
| 63
| 7.9
| 0
| 17
|
| 1951
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 16
| 257
| 16.1
| 0
| 46
|
| 1952
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 11
| 68
| 6.2
| 0
| 13
|
| 1953
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 11
| 125
| 11.4
| 1
| 49
|
| 1954
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 10
| 127
| 12.7
| 0
| 36
|
| 1955
| LAM
| NFL
| 7
| 6
| 25
| 4.2
| 0
| 11
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 67
| 62
| 665
| 10.7
| 1
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1950
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 5
| 47
| 9.4
| 15
| 0
|
| 1951
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 10
| 10
| 10
| 0
|
| 1952
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 9
| 9
| 9
| 0
|
| 1953
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| LAM
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 67
| 7
| 66
| 9.4
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1950
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| LAM
| NFL
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 67
| 27
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1950
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| LAM
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| LAM
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 6 year NFL career
| 67
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Trivia
- 1951 NFL Championship
- 1952 NFL rushing champion
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[edit] Awards
- Won the Pro Bowl MVP in 1951
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