:Jeffery Dale

{{Short description|American football player (born 1962)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

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| position = Safety

| number = 37

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|10|6}}

| birth_place = Pineville, Louisiana, U.S.

| death_date =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 211

| draftyear = 1985

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 55

| undraftedyear =

| high_school = Winnfield (LA)

| college = LSU

| pastteams =

• San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1985|1986}}, {{NFL Year|1988}})

| statlabel1 = Games played - started

| statvalue1 = 42 - 34

| statlabel2 = Interceptions

| statvalue2 = 6

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = DaleJe20

| cfl =

| afl =

| highlights =

• Second-team All-SEC (1984)

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Jeffery Dwayne Dale (born October 6, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for three seasons with the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Chargers in the second round of the 1985 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1985 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/draft.htm |access-date=October 9, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Dale was born October 6, 1962, in Pineville, Louisiana,[http://www.nfl.com/player/jefferydale/2512406/profile Jeffery Dale, DB at NFL.com] and grew up in Winnfield. He was an All-American running back and safety for four years at Winnfield High School in Winnfield, Louisiana. He was then recruited as a safety and started at Louisiana State University.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-11-13-sp-25101-story.html "Sporting Pair : Jeff and Michelle Dale Have a Marriage Built on Competition"], Marc Appleman, Los Angeles Times, November 13, 1986 At {{Height|ft=6|in=4}} and {{convert|215|lbs|kg}}, Dale was believed to be the largest free safety in the NFL during his time with the Chargers.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-11-08-sp-2918-story.html JEFF DALE : Rookie Free Safety Is the Big Hitter in Chargers' Defense""], by Chris Cobbs, Los Angeles Times, November 8, 1985.

From 2001 - 2010, Dale was a director for Aramark, including at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.[https://www.linkedin.com/pub/jeff-dale/2a/22a/584 Jeff Dale - LinkedIn], retrieved June 30, 2015.[http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9912507 '83 Orange Bowl ring reunited with owner] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114733/http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9912507 |date=March 4, 2016 }}, by Bryce Mursch, WIStv.com, February 26, 2009.

Dale received his Master's in Healthcare Administration from the University of Washington in 2011. He is currently a director at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA.