Darrell Dess

{{Short description|American football player (born 1935)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Use American English|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image =

| number = 72, 62

| position = Guard
Tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1935|7|11|mf=y}}

| birth_place = New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| college = NC State

| draftyear = 1958

| draftround = 11

| draftpick = 126
(By the Washington Redskins)

| teams =

• Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1958}})
• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1959}}–{{NFL Year|1964}})
• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1965}}–{{NFL Year|1966}})
• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1966}}–{{NFL Year|1969}})

| highlights =

• 2× Pro Bowl (1962, 1963)
• Second-team All-ACC (1957)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 146

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 1

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = DessDa00

}}

Darrell Charles Dess (born July 11, 1935) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, and the Washington Redskins.[http://www.lawrencechs.com/football.html Lawrence County Historical Society]

Dess was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, earning all-conference honors as a guard. He was selected in the eleventh round of the 1958 NFL draft by the Redskins.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100909063455/http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftteam.htm?tm=WAS&lg=nfl Database Football.com]}}