Danny Pierce (American football)

Rushing attempts:	5
Rushing yards:	6
Receptions:	1
Receiving yards:	6
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:
Rushing attempts:	5
Rushing yards:	6
Receptions:	1
Receiving yards:	6
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Danny Pierce
No. 19
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	January 17, 1948 (age 77); Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College:	Mississippi St. ; Memphis
NFL draft:	1970: 5th round, 121st pick
Career history
	Washington Redskins (1970);
Rushing attempts:	John Daniel Pierce (born January 17, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and Memphis Tigers. He was selected in the fifth round of the 1970 NFL draft. Pierce appeared in two games during the 1970 NFL season, carrying five times for six yards and catching one pass for six yards. Pierce was a quarterback for Memphis State.References ↑ Palmer, Pete; Pullis, Ken; Lahman, Sean; Silverman, Matthew; Gillette, Gary. The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia: First Edition, p. 1410. ESPN Books, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4027-4216-3.; ↑ Palmer et al., p. 541.; ↑ "Pierce, Dan - Quarterback" (PDF). University of Memphis. 1969. p. 24.[ permanent dead link ]; ; v ; t ; e ; This page is based on this Wikipedia article ; Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.; Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:
Rushing attempts:	5
Rushing yards:	6
Receptions:	1
Receiving yards:	6
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
v ; t ; e ; Memphis Tigers starting quarterbacks
	James Armstrong (1956); Jim Leonard (1957); Fred Hearn (1958); Nick Buoni (1959); James Earl Wright (1960–1961); Russell Vollmer (1962–1963); Billy Fletcher (1964–1965); Terry Padgett (1966–1967); Danny Pierce (1968–1969); Rick Strawbridge (1970); John Robinson (1971); Al Harvey (1972); Joe Bruner (1973); David Fowler (1974); Lloyd Patterson (1975–1978); Kevin Betts (1979); Darrell Martin (1980); Tom Smith (1981); Trell Hooper (1982); Danny Sparkman (1983–1985); Andy Whitwell (1986); Tom Branner (1986); Tim Jones (1986–1989); Rusty Trail (1987–1989); Gary Bouldin (1990); Keith Benton (1990–1991); Steve Matthews (1992–1993); Tony Scarpino (1993–1994); Joe Borich (1994–1995); Qadry Anderson (1995–1996); Bernard Oden (1995, 1997); Kenton Evans (1998); Neil Suber (1998–2001); Travis Anglin (1999–2001); Scott Scherer (2000); Danny Wimprine (2001–2004); Patrick Byrne (2005); Will Hudgens (2005–2009); Billy Barefield (2005); Maurice Avery (2005); Martin Hankins (2006–2007); Arkelon Hall (2008–2009); Brett Toney (2008); Tyler Bass (2009); Ryan Williams (2010); Andy Summerlin (2011); Taylor Reed (2011); Skylar Jones (2011); Jacob Karam (2012); Paxton Lynch (2013–2015); Riley Ferguson (2016–2017); Brady White (2018–2020); Seth Henigan (2021–2024); Peter Parrish (2021);
v ; t ; e ; Washington Redskins 1970 NFL draft selections
	Bill Brundige ; Paul Laaveg ; Manny Sistrunk ; Danny Pierce ; Roland Merritt; Jimmy Harris ; Paul Johnson; Ralph Sonntag; Mack Alston ; Jim Kates; Joe Patterson; Tony Morro; Vic Lewandowsky; Steve Bushore; Earl Maxfield;
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Last updated August 11, 2025

[1] Palmer, Pete; Pullis, Ken; Lahman, Sean; Silverman, Matthew; Gillette, Gary. The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia: First Edition, p. 1410. ESPN Books, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4027-4216-3.

[2] Palmer et al., p. 541.

[3] "Pierce, Dan - Quarterback" (PDF). University of Memphis. 1969. p. 24.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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Danny Pierce (American football)

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