Joe Danelo

Joe Danelo
No. 18
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1953-09-02) September 2, 1953 (age 71)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:166 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school:Spokane (WA) Gonzaga Prep
College:Washington State
NFL draft:1975 / round: 10 / pick: 257
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Field goals:133
Field goal attempts:228
Field goal %:58.3
Longest field goal:55
Player stats at PFR

Joseph Peter Danelo (born September 2, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons with the Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, and Buffalo Bills.

Born and raised in Spokane, Washington, Danelo graduated from Gonzaga Prep in 1971.[1] He played college football at Washington State University in Pullman under head coach Jim Sweeney,[1] and was selected in the tenth round of the 1975 NFL draft by the Miami Dolphins.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Brown, Bruce (July 9, 1981). "Danelo visits". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 31.
  2. ^ "Miami tabs Danelo today; he's 3rd Cougar drafted". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 29, 1975. p. 13.
  3. ^ Emerson, Paul (January 30, 1975). "Pro draft holds some surprises". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.