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| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: January 24, 1966 | |
| Place of birth: Camilla, Georgia | |
| Career information | |
| College: Eastern Kentucky | |
| NFL Draft: 1988 / Round: 9 / Pick: 244 (by the Cleveland Browns) | |
| Debuted in 1989 for the [[{{{debutteam}}}]] | |
| Last played in 1993 for the [[{{{finalteam}}}]] | |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Interceptions | 2 |
| Sacks | 1 |
| Fumble recoveries | 7 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Danny Lamar Copeland[1] (born January 24, 1966 in Camilla, Georgia[2]) is a former American football defensive back who played five seasons in the National Football League. He started in Super Bowl XXVI for the Washington Redskins.
College career[]
He played college football at Eastern Kentucky University.[3]
Professional career[]
The lone touchdown of his career came in a 1992 game against the Dallas Cowboys, when he recovered a fumble in the end zone with about three minutes left in the game, giving the Redskins a 20–17 win.[4] Copeland surprised the Redskins by announcing his retirement before the 1994 season despite the fact that he had started 14 games and recorded 125 tackles the previous season.[5] He stated injuries and reduced desire to play as the reasons for his retirement at the age of 28.[5] He had 327 tackles and two interceptions in his three seasons as a Redskin.[5]
References[]
- ↑ "Danny Copeland". databasefootball.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=COPELDAN01. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ↑ "Danny Copeland". pro-football-reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CopeDa20.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ↑ http://www.ekusports.com/mobile/index.aspx?story=6834
- ↑ Richard Justice (December 14, 1992). "Redskins Recover, Pounce on Cowboys, 20–17". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1997/history/allart/dw1992b.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4eYyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uAcGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6904,399986&dq=danny+copeland&hl=en
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