The football statistics website Football Nation calls Towler "the greatest running back you don't know," and "a bright, shining star who lit up the NFL for an oh-so-brief but spectacular three-year period unlike any before or since."[4] "[F]or a three-year period in the early 1950s," says Football Nation, "Towler was the closest thing the NFL has ever produced to an unstoppable ball carrier."[4]
^ abTerrible Towler: the greatest RB you don't know
^. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
^Dick Strite (August 7, 1957). "Highclimber". Eugene Guard. p. D1.
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Deacon Dan Towler Official website
January 01, 1970
towler, daniel, deacon, towler, march, 1928, august, 2001, american, football, player, played, national, football, league, fullback, angeles, rams, from, 1950, through, 1955, leading, rusher, 1952, ranked, among, four, rushers, each, year, from, 1951, 1954, gr. Daniel Lee Deacon Towler March 6 1928 August 1 2001 was an American football player He played in the National Football League NFL as a fullback for the Los Angeles Rams from 1950 through 1955 He was the NFL leading rusher in 1952 and ranked among the top four rushers each year from 1951 to 1954 He graduated from Washington amp Jefferson College 1 2 3 Dan TowlerTowler circa 1953No 32Position HalfbackPersonal informationBorn 1928 03 06 March 6 1928Donora Pennsylvania U S Died August 1 2001 2001 08 01 aged 73 Pasadena California U S Career informationCollege Washington amp JeffersonNFL draft 1950 Round 25 Pick 324Career historyLos Angeles Rams 1950 1955 Career highlights and awardsNFL champion 1951 First team All Pro 1952 3 Second team All Pro 1951 1953 1954 4 Pro Bowl 1951 1954 NFL rushing yards leader 1952 2 NFL rushing touchdowns leader 1952 1954 Career NFL statisticsRushing yards 3 493Rushing attempts 672Touchdowns 43Player stats at NFL com PFR The football statistics website Football Nation calls Towler the greatest running back you don t know and a bright shining star who lit up the NFL for an oh so brief but spectacular three year period unlike any before or since 4 F or a three year period in the early 1950s says Football Nation Towler was the closest thing the NFL has ever produced to an unstoppable ball carrier 4 The Professional Football Researchers Association named Towler to the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2006 5 After retiring from football Towler was named pastor of the Lincoln Avenue Methodist Church in Pasadena California 6 He was also a chaplain at California State University Los Angeles and president of the Los Angeles County Board of Education References edit Dan Towler Pro Football Reference com Sports Reference LLC Dan Towler databaseFootball com databaseSports com Archived from the original on September 12 2009 Dan Towler NFL All Time Players NFL Enterprises LLC a b Terrible Towler the greatest RB you don t know Hall of Very Good Class of 2006 Archived from the original on January 18 2017 Retrieved November 23 2016 Dick Strite August 7 1957 Highclimber Eugene Guard p D1 External links editDeacon Dan Towler Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dan Towler amp oldid 1218536537, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
