{{Short description|American football player (1897–1963)}} {{for|the Stephen King fictional character|Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography |image= |caption= |image_size= |position=Back |number= |birth_date={{birth date|1897|06|09}} |birth_place=Faribault, Minnesota, U.S. |death_date={{Death date and age|1963|01|08|1897|06|09|mf=y}} |death_place=Hennepin County, Minnesota, U.S. |height_ft=5 |height_in=9 |weight_lbs=175 |high_school= |college=St. Thomas and Notre Dame |teams= * Minneapolis Marines (1923) | statlabel1=Games played | statvalue1=2 | pfr = CougDa20 }} '''Daniel Martin Coughlin''' (June 9, 1897 – January 8, 1963) was an American football player. A native of Faribault, Minnesota, he played college football for St. Thomas and Notre Dame and professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a back for the Minneapolis Marines.
==Football career== Playing for Notre Dame, a knee injury derailed Coughlin's 1920 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Army Next Opponent on Notre Dame List |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61767117/an-article-about-an-upcoming-notre-dame/ |access-date=October 24, 2020 |work=Davenport Daily Times |via=Newspapers.com |date=October 26, 1920}}</ref> Coughlin gained notoriety for his play in the 1921 season, where he played on both sides of the ball.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Engels |first1=Vincent |title=Notre Dame's Greatest Football Machine Defeats Kalamazoo in Initial Game of Big Schedule |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61765779/an-article-about-the-opening-of-notre/ |access-date=October 24, 2020 |work=South Bend News-Tribune |via=Newspapers.com |date=September 25, 1921}}</ref> He also played basketball and was on the track team at Notre Dame.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wallace |first1=Frank |title=Football Stars Ready for Other Athletics |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61766539/an-article-about-the-other-pursuits-of/ |access-date=October 24, 2020 |work=South Bend Tribune |via=Newspapers.com |date=November 29, 1921}}</ref> Coughlin joined a club team in Duluth, Minnesota and also coached the Cathedral High School football team in 1922.<ref>{{cite news |title=Famous Grid Stars to Play With Marines |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61756600/an-article-previewing-the-1923/ |access-date=October 24, 2020 |work=Minneapolis Star-Tribune |via=Newspapers.com |date=September 9, 1923}}</ref>
He appeared in two NFL games, both as a starter with the Minneapolis Marines, during the 1923 season.<ref name=PFR>{{cite web|title=Danny Coughlin|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=August 13, 2020|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CougDa20.htm}}</ref> In 1924, Coughlin, then residing in Waseca, Minnesota, was recruited by the Duluth Kelleys.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rube Ursella May Play With Duluth Team This Season |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61767347/an-article-about-some-action-for-the/ |access-date=October 24, 2020 |work=Minneapolis Star |via=Newspapers.com |date=September 10, 1924}}</ref>
==Personal life== Coughlin studied journalism at Notre Dame.<ref>{{cite news |title=Don't Need A Coaching School |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61766944/an-article-about-the-futures-of-notre/ |access-date=October 24, 2020 |work=Indianapolis News |via=Newspapers.com |date=June 9, 1922}}</ref>
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