Dan Nugent

{{Infobox NFL biography

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| image =

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| number = 62

| position = Guard

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1953|8|22}}

| birth_place = Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|10|18|1953|8|22}}

| death_place = Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 250

| high_school = Pompano Beach (FL)

| college = Auburn

| draftyear = 1975

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 67
(by the Los Angeles Rams){{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=LAM&lg=nfl&yr=1975 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409020937/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=LAM&lg=nfl&yr=1975 |title=1975 Los Angeles Rams |website=databaseFootball.com |archive-date=April 9, 2007 |url-status=usurped |access-date=September 3, 2020}}

| pastteams =

Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1976|1980}})

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 58

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 24

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = NugeDa20

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Daniel Lawrence Nugent (August 22, 1953 – October 18, 2001) was an American professional football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Auburn University.

Early life

Nugent was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan, and then moved to Florida. He attended Pompano Beach High School, where he played football as a tight end and defensive lineman from 1968 to 1970.{{Cite web|work=Sun-Sentinel|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2001-10-19/news/0110181062_1_mr-nugent-john-nugent-dan-nugent|title=D. Nugent, Ex-nfl Player|date=October 19, 2001|access-date=2015-10-09|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061440/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2001-10-19/news/0110181062_1_mr-nugent-john-nugent-dan-nugent|url-status=dead}}

College career

Nugent attended and played college football at Auburn University, where he played tight end before moving to guard.

Professional career

Nugent was selected in the third round of the 1975 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams. He was then traded to the Washington Redskins in 1976 for second and third round draft picks.{{cite news |title=Redskins cut Matuszak|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19760907&id=O70sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KhQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2941,1441107&hl=en|newspaper=Wilmington Morning Star|date=September 7, 1976|page=13|access-date=October 9, 2015}}{{Cite web|work=Pro Football Journal|url=http://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-quarterback-tetralogy-rams-to-eagles.html|title=A Quarterback Tetralogy: Rams To Eagles|date=March 12, 2015|access-date=2015-10-09}} He played for the Redskins from 1976 to 1980, before being cut during the 1981 offseason due to a herniated disc.{{Cite news|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1983/09/07/nugent-wins-redress-for-redskins-injury/cdca9458-f953-4ea7-b080-25406d7c9007/|title=Nugent Wins Redress For Redskins Injury|date=September 7, 1983|access-date=2015-10-09}}

Personal life

Nugent married his wife, Lauren, in 1985. He sold knee and hip implant supplies for Howmedica Osteonics of South Florida. He died on October 18, 2001, in Boca Raton, Florida, from leukemia.

References

External links

{{Footballstats |nfl=NUG332232 |ESPN= |cfl= |cbs= |si= |yahoo= |pfr=NugeDa20 }}
{{Find a Grave|15645144}}

Category:1953 births

Category:2001 deaths

Category:Sportspeople from Mount Clemens, Michigan

Category:Players of American football from Macomb County, Michigan

Nugent, Dan

Category:American football offensive guards

Category:Auburn Tigers football players

Category:Washington Redskins players

Category:20th-century American sportsmen