# Eugene Daniel

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1961)}}
{{other people}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Eugene Daniel
| number      = 38, 30
| position    = [Cornerback](/source/Cornerback)
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1961|5|4}}
| birth_place = [Baton Rouge, Louisiana](/source/Baton_Rouge%2C_Louisiana), U.S. 
| height_ft   = 5
| height_in   = 11
| weight_lb   = 188
| high_school = [Robert E. Lee](/source/Liberty_Magnet_High_School) {{nowrap|(Baton Rouge)}}
| college     = [LSU](/source/LSU_Tigers_football)
| draftyear   = 1984
| draftround  = 8
| draftpick   = 205
| pastteams   =
* [Indianapolis Colts](/source/Indianapolis_Colts) ({{NFL Year|1984|1996}})
* [Baltimore Ravens](/source/Baltimore_Ravens) ({{NFL Year|1997}})
| statlabel1  = [Tackles](/source/Tackle_(football_move))
| statvalue1  = 762
| statlabel2  = [Interception](/source/Interception)s
| statvalue2  = 38
| statlabel3  = [Touchdowns](/source/Touchdowns)
| statvalue3  = 4
| pfr         = DaniEu20
}}
 
'''Eugene Daniel Jr.''' (born May 4, 1961) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [cornerback](/source/cornerback) for 14 seasons in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) with the [Indianapolis Colts](/source/Indianapolis_Colts)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/18326825.html?dids=18326825:18326825&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+15%2C+1997&author=Gary+Lambrecht&pub=The+Sun&desc=Ravens+cut+to+the+quick+for+Marino%3B+Team+knows+Miami+QB+will+be+passing%2C+but+task+is+far+from+easy%3B+CB+Daniel+a+familiar+foe%3B+After+bye%2C+Ravens+try+to+stabilize+defense&pqatl=google |title=The Sun - Baltimore, Md. October 15, 1997 |access-date=July 6, 2017 |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104044209/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/18326825.html?dids=18326825:18326825&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+15,+1997&author=Gary+Lambrecht&pub=The+Sun&desc=Ravens+cut+to+the+quick+for+Marino;+Team+knows+Miami+QB+will+be+passing,+but+task+is+far+from+easy;+CB+Daniel+a+familiar+foe;+After+bye,+Ravens+try+to+stabilize+defense&pqatl=google |url-status=dead }}</ref>  and [Baltimore Ravens](/source/Baltimore_Ravens) from 1984 to 1997. He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [LSU Tigers](/source/LSU_Tigers_football) and was selected by the Colts in the eighth round of the [1984 NFL draft](/source/1984_NFL_draft). In 1985, Daniel tied [Albert Lewis](/source/Albert_Lewis_(American_football)) of the [Kansas City Chiefs](/source/Kansas_City_Chiefs) for the [AFC](/source/American_Football_Conference) lead in [interception](/source/interception)s, with 8.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} In 1995, Daniel recorded the longest interception return in Colts history, scoring on a 97-yard interception against the [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/release.aspx?release_id=2959|title=Reed rumbles 108 yards for NFL record {{!}} Longest interception returns by team|work=[Pro Football Hall of Fame](/source/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame)|date=November 24, 2008|access-date=June 2, 2014}}</ref> During his 12 years with the Indianapolis Colts, Daniel was a fan favorite and held many franchise longevity records since surpassed by [quarterback](/source/quarterback) [Peyton Manning](/source/Peyton_Manning).{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

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Category:1961 births
Category:Living people
Category:Players of American football from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:LSU Tigers football players
Category:Indianapolis Colts players
Category:Baltimore Ravens players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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