Daniel George Currie is a former professional American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 linebacker

Linebacker

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 in the National Football League

National Football League

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. He played nine seasons for the Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

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 (1958–1964) and the Los Angeles Rams

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 (1965–1966). He was an All-American linebacker and center

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 at Michigan State

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 in 1957. He was a first round draft choice in the 1958 NFL Draft

1958 NFL Draft

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 of the Packers. He was an All-Pro

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 1961, and was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated

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on December 18, 1961.http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/toc/7748/index.htm

Currie was the third overall pick of the 1958 NFL Draft, in which the Green Bay Packers
also selected Jim Taylor of LSU

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 (2nd round, 15th overall), Ray Nitschke

Ray Nitschke

Raymond Ernest "Ray" Nitschke was a professional football player who played his entire career as a middle linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. Wearing #66, he played fifteen seasons, from 1958-72....

 of Illinois

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 (3rd round, 36th), and Jerry Kramer

Jerry Kramer

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 of Idaho

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 (4th round, 39th).

He currently resides in Las Vegas

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, Nevada

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External links

• Pro Football Hall of Fame - 1958 NFL Draft
• Sports Illustrated - 18-Dec-1961
• Football Card Gallery - Dan Currie