Dick Haley

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image =

| number = 43, 28, 27

| position = Cornerback

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|10|2|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Midway, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|3|10|1937|10|2|mf=y}}

| death_place =

| college = Pittsburgh

| draftyear = 1959

| draftround = 9

| draftpick = 100

| teams =

Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1959}}–{{NFL Year|1960}})
Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1961}})
Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1961}}–{{NFL Year|1964}})

| pastexecutive =

Pittsburgh Steelers ({{nfly|1971}}–{{nfly|1990}})
Director of player personnel
New York Jets ({{nfly|1991}}–{{nfly|2002}})
Director of player personnel
New York Jets ({{nfly|2003}}–{{nfly|2007}})
Personnel analyst
Miami Dolphins ({{nfly|2008}}–{{nfly|2022}})
Player personnel analyst

| highlights =

4× Super Bowl champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame
Third-team All-Eastern (1958)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 75

| statlabel2 = Interceptions

| statvalue2 = 14

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = HaleDi20

| pfrexec = HaleDi0

}}

George Richard Haley Jr. (October 2, 1937 – March 10, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings, and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was selected in the ninth round of the 1959 NFL draft.

Biography

Haley was a player personnel analyst for the Miami Dolphins.{{cite web|title=Todd Haley named Kansas City Chiefs head coach |url=http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2009/02/06/todd_haley_named_kansas_city_chiefs_head_coach/ |publisher=Kansas City Chiefs |date=2009-02-06 |access-date=2012-02-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210105037/http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2009/02/06/todd_haley_named_kansas_city_chiefs_head_coach/ |archive-date=February 10, 2009 }}

Haley was director of player personnel for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1971–1990 as well as the New York Jets from 1991–2007. Haley is frequently credited with having selected the Steelers' renowned 1974 NFL draft class which included four future inductees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The rookies—Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, and Mike Webster—would help lead the team to Super Bowl IX and three more Super Bowl championships by the end of the decade.{{cite web | title=Todd Haley is the new Chief in town | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/02/06/chiefs/index.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208020630/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/02/06/chiefs/index.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 8, 2009 | last=King | first=Peter | publisher=Sports Illustrated | date=2009-02-06 | access-date= 2009-02-06 }}

Dick Haley was the father of Todd Haley, a former head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs.{{cite web | title=FormerChiefs head coach Haley hired to lead Steelers offense | url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_780325.html | publisher=Tribune Review | access-date=2012-02-08 | date=2012-02-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209213231/http://pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_780325.html | archive-date=2012-02-09 | url-status=dead }}

Haley died on March 10, 2023, at the age of 85.[https://steelersnow.com/dick-haley-former-steelers-personnel-director-dies-at-85/ Dick Haley, former Steelers Personnel Director, Dies at 85]

References

Category:1937 births

Category:2023 deaths

Category:American football cornerbacks

Category:Miami Dolphins personnel

Category:Minnesota Vikings players

Category:New York Jets personnel

Category:Cleveland Browns personnel

Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football players

Category:Pittsburgh Steelers executives

Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players

Category:Washington Redskins players

Category:Players of American football from Washington County, Pennsylvania