Maurie Daigneau
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| Born: | May 5, 1950 Olmsted County, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | John Marshall (MN) |
| College: | Northwestern |
| Position: | Quarterback |
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Maurice Emerson "Maurie" Daigneau III (born May 5, 1950) is a former American football quarterback.
Early years
[edit]Daigneau was born in Olmsted County, Minnesota, in 1950. He grew up in Rochester, Minnesota, and attended John Marshall High School.[1]
Northwestern University
[edit]He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats from 1969 to 1971. In three years at Northwestern, he completed 298 of 659 passes for 4,237 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 53 interceptions.[2] As a senior in 1971, he led the Big Ten Conference with 1,733 passing yards (a Northwestern school record) and led the 1971 Northwestern Wildcats football team to a victory over Ohio State and a second place finish in the Big Ten.[3][4] Daignau was selected by the Associated Press and the United Press International as a first-team player on the 1971 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[5][6][7]
World Football League
[edit]In 1974, he played for the Chicago Fire (WFL) in the newly-formed World Football League and appeared in 12 games. He then signed with the Chicago Winds in July 1975,[8] and later with the Milwaukee County Spartans of the Central States Football League.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rochester's Daigneau leads Northwestern". Minneapolis Tribune. September 11, 1971. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maurie Daigneau". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ "Daigneau kills records". The World. November 28, 1971. p. 9.
- ^ "1971 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ "All Big Ten Selected". Daily Illini. November 24, 1971.
- ^ "Sports Whirl". The Daily News of the Virgin Islands. November 24, 1971.
- ^ "Unbeaten Michigan Dominate UPI Team Picked by Coaches: Ohio State Places 7 On All-Big Ten Teams". The Times Recorder, Zanesville, OH. November 25, 1971. p. 9D.
- ^ "Daigneau signs with Winds". The Des Moines Register. July 2, 1975. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Milwaukee County Spartans Sign Wildcat Star Daigneau". The Sheboygan (WI) Press. August 6, 1975. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
