Darryl Stingley

Darryl Stingley
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Stingley in 1985
No. 84
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:(1951-09-18)September 18, 1951
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died:April 5, 2007(2007-04-05) (aged 55)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:John Marshall (Chicago)
College:Purdue (1970–1972)
NFL draft:1973 / round: 1 / pick: 19
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 1973 North–South Shrine Game selection
  • 1973 Coaches All-American Game selection
  • 1973 College All-Star Game
  • 1972 All-American (HM), All-Big Ten
  • Chicago Sports Hall of Fame (2004)
  • Purdue Athletic Hall of Fame (2004)
  • Jaycees' Ten Outstanding Young Men of America Award
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:110
Receiving yards:1,883
Receiving touchdowns:14

Darryl Floyd Stingley (September 18, 1951 – April 5, 2007) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for five seasons with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). His career was ended at age 26 by an on-field spinal cord injury. He died from heart disease and pneumonia complicated by quadriplegia.[1]

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