Dan Birdwell
Daniel Lee Birdwell
Born: October 14, 1940
Big Spring, TX USA
Deceased: February 14, 1978
Huntington Beach, CA
Position: DT-DE
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 250
College: Houston
High School: Big Spring (TX)
Career: 1962-1969
Drafted: 1962 in Round 5, #66 overall by the Detroit Lions
Drafted: 1962 in Round 6, #41 overall (AFL) by the Oakland Raiders
Dan Birdwell played from 1962 to 1969 during his career with the Oakland Raiders. Birdwell accounted for 2 points in his professional career.
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Kicking:
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 16 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1967 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 10 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 |
Honors
1968 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1968 - AFL Pro Football Weekly All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
