Dan James (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (1937–1987)}}

{{For|other people named Dan or Daniel James|Daniel James (disambiguation){{!}}Daniel James}}

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{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography

| name = Dan James

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|8|10}}

| birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1987|7|4|1937|8|10}}

| death_place = Harrison, Ohio, U.S.

| team =

| number = 55, 77, 74

| status =

| position1 = Tackle

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 262

| high_school = Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio)

| college = Ohio State

| NFLDraftedYear = 1959

| NFLDraftedRound = 1

| NFLDraftedPick = 8

| NFLDraftedTeam = San Francisco 49ers

| playing_years1 = 1960–1966

| playing_team1 = Pittsburgh Steelers

| playing_years2 = 1967

| playing_team2 = Chicago Bears

| career_highlights =

• National champion (1957)

| DatabaseFootball = JAMESDAN01

}}

Daniel Anthony James (born August 10, 1937 – July 4, 1987) was a professional American football offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1960 to 1966. He played college football at Ohio State University.

Dan attended Elder High School and the center was drafted with the eight pick in the first round of the 1959 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.drafthistory.com/years/1959.html|title=1959|website=www.drafthistory.com|access-date=2019-03-24}}

He eventually played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and retired in the late 1960s. He then returned home to Cincinnati with his wife and children.