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Line 1: {{~~Infobox~~Short ~~gridiron~~description\|American football ~~person~~player (born 1953)}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=June 2024}} ~~\| image = <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people - see [[WP:NONFREE]] -->~~ {{Infobox NFL biography \|birth_date={{Birth date and age\|1953\|09\|2}}▼ \| number = 18 \|birth_place=[[Spokane, Washington]]▼ \|~~Position~~ position = [[Placekicker]]▼ \|College=[[Washington State University\|Washington State]]▼ ▲\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1953\|09\|2}} ▲\|Position=[[Placekicker]] ▲\| birth_place = [[Spokane, Washington]], U.S. ~~\|DraftedYear=1975~~ \| height_ft = 5 ~~\|DraftedRound=10~~ \| height_in = 9 ~~\|DraftedPick=257<br />(By the [[Miami Dolphins]])~~ \| weight_lbs = 166 ~~\|years=1975<br />1976–1982<br />1983–1984~~ \| high_school = [[Gonzaga Preparatory School\|Spokane (WA) Gonzaga Prep]] ~~\|teams=[[Green Bay Packers]]<br />[[New York Giants]]<br />[[Buffalo Bills]]~~ ▲\|~~College~~ college = [[Washington State ~~University~~Cougars football\|Washington State]] \|PFR=daneljoe01▼ \| draftyear = 1975 ~~\|NFL=DAN083058~~ \| draftround = [[1975 NFL draft#Round ten\|10]] \| draftpick = 257 \| pastteams = * [[Green Bay Packers]] ([[1975 Green Bay Packers season\|1975]]) * [[New York Giants]] ([[1976 New York Giants season\|1976]]–[[1982 New York Giants season\|1982]]) * [[Buffalo Bills]] ([[1983 Buffalo Bills season\|1983]]–[[1984 Buffalo Bills season\|1984]]) \| statlabel1 = [[Field goal]]s \| statvalue1 = 133 \| statlabel2 = Field goal attempts \| statvalue2 = 228 \| statlabel3 = Field goal % \| statvalue3 = 58.3 \| statlabel4 = Longest field goal \| statvalue4 = 55 ▲\|~~PFR~~ pfr = D/daneljoe01 }} '''Joseph Peter Danelo''' (born September 2, 1953 in [[Spokane, Washington]]) is a former [[American football]] [[placekicker]] who played in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Green Bay Packers]], the [[New York Giants]], and the [[Buffalo Bills]] between [[1975 NFL season\|1975]] and [[1984 NFL season\|1984]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Washington State University]] and was [[NFL Draft\|drafted]] in the tenth round of the [[1975 NFL Draft]] by the [[Miami Dolphins]]. '''Joseph Peter Danelo''' (born September 2, 1953) is an American former professional [[American football\|football]] player who was a [[placekicker]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for ten seasons with the [[Green Bay Packers]], [[New York Giants]], and [[Buffalo Bills]]. Danelo kicked a New York Giants record 55-yard [[field goal (football)\|field goal]] on September 20, 1981 (since broken), and tied the NFL record of six field goals (with no misses) in a game on October 18, 1981 (since broken). Born and raised in [[Spokane, Washington]], Danelo graduated from [[Gonzaga Preparatory School\|Gonzaga Prep]] in 1971.<ref name=dnvsts>{{cite news\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kgNMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WvkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6361%2C2448977 \|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle \|location=(Washington)\|last=Brown \|first=Bruce \|title=Danelo visits \|date=July 9, 1981 \|page=31}}</ref> He played [[college football]] at [[Washington State Cougars football\|Washington State University]] in [[Pullman, Washington\|Pullman]] under head coach [[Jim Sweeney (American football, born 1929)\|Jim Sweeney]],<ref name=dnvsts/> and started for three seasons, setting records and earning second-team all-conference honors as a senior in 1974. He was selected in the tenth round of the [[1975 NFL draft]] by the [[1975 Miami Dolphins season\|Miami Dolphins]].<ref name=mtbsdnl>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V-BYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ofgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1770%2C3884778 \|work=Spokane Daily Chronicle \|location=(Washington) \|title=Miami tabs Danelo today; he's 3rd Cougar drafted \|date=January 29, 1975 \|page=13}}</ref><ref name=pdhsmsr>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ua5fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2jIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5256%2C7459996 \|work=Lewiston Morning Tribune \|location=(Idaho) \|last=Emerson \|first=Paul \|title=Pro draft holds some surprises \|date=January 30, 1975 \|page=1B}}</ref> ~~==Family==~~ ~~He is the father of former [[University of Southern California Trojans football\|USC Trojans]] [[placekicker]], the late [[Mario Danelo]].~~ ==~~External~~Professional ~~links~~career== The Dolphins kept [[Garo Yepremian]] and Danelo was back in Spokane when the [[1975 Green Bay Packers season\|Green Bay Packers]] called him to be a week-to-week injury replacement for [[Chester Marcol]].<ref name=pgkr>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=olROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6810%2C1743091 \|work=Milwaukee Sentinel \|last=Hofmann \|first=Dale \|title=Packer gets kicker for Dolphins [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DANELJOE01 Database Football] \|date=October 4, 1975 \|page=1, part 2}}</ref><ref name=dgppt>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JfAjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yfgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3737%2C1213384 \|work=Spokane Daily Chronicle \|location=(Washington) \|agency=Associated Press \|title=Danelo gets Packer pact \|date=October 4, 1975 \|page=10}}</ref><ref name=pfkidnl>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WwgqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JCkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5101%2C1656822 \|work=Milwaukee Journal \|title=Packers find kicker in Danelo \|date=October 4, 1975 \|page=12 }}{{Dead link\|date=November 2024 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He appeared in the season's final twelve games. With Marcol returning in [[1976 Green Bay Packers season\|1976]], Packer head coach [[Bart Starr]] promised a trade; Danelo pushed for the first-year expansion [[1976 Seattle Seahawks season\|Seattle Seahawks]], but wound up instead with the [[1976 New York Giants season\|New York Giants]].<ref name=sdcdlgt>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ePtLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=__gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6729%2C1636289 \|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle \|location=Washington \|last=Vaughan \|first=Sue \|title=Danelo likes Gotham; Holmes after break \|date=March 22, 1978 \|page=34}}</ref> {{pro-football-reference\|id=daneljoe01}} [http://washingtonstate.scout.com/2/606941.html Where have you gone Joe Danelo?] In [[1981 New York Giants season\|1981]], Danelo kicked a team-record 55-yard [[field goal (football)\|field goal]] for the Giants on September 20 (since broken),<ref name=recgf>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XgAhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WHUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2056%2C4321766 \|work=The Day \|location=(New London, Connecticut) \|last=Bonapace \|first=Ruth \|title=Phil Simms completes 28 as Giants fly \|date=September 21, 1981 \|page=19}}</ref> and tied the NFL record of six field goals (with no misses) on October 18 (also since broken) at the [[Kingdome]] in [[Seattle]].<ref name=recsx>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BHYfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XXUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3062%2C4463268 \|work=The Day \|location=(New London, Connecticut) \|last=Cour \|first=Jim \|agency=Associated Press \|title=Danelo kicks record six field goals \|date=October 19, 1981 \|page=19}}</ref><ref name=rewftrp>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=olROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6810%2C1743091 \|work=Spokesman-Review \|location=(Spokane, Washington) \|agency=Associated Press \|title=Danelo's 'six pack' rewards family's trip \|date=October 19, 1981 \|page=16}}</ref> On December 19, 1981, Danelo kicked a game-winning 35-yard field goal in overtime against the [[Dallas Cowboys]] (after missing three in regulation and one in overtime, though he did kick the field goal that tied the game, sending it into overtime) that enabled both the Giants and the [[New York Jets]] to go to the playoffs for the first time in many years (after the Jets won their game against the [[Green Bay Packers]] the following day).<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Zimmerman \|first1=Paul \|title=WHAT'S NEW? NEW YORK, NEW YORK FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, BOTH THE JETS AND THE GIANTS WON BERTHS IN PRO FOOTBALL'S PLAYOFFS IN THE SAME SEASON \|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1981/12/28/whats-new-new-york-new-york-for-the-first-time-ever-both-the-jets-and-the-giants-won-berths-in-pro-footballs-playoffs-in-the-same-season#:~:text=December%2028%2C%201981%20What%27s%20New%3F%20New%20York%2C%20New,in%20pro%20football%27s%20playoffs%20in%20the%20same%20season \|access-date=March 18, 2022 \|work=Sports Illustrated \|issue=December 28, 1981 \|date=December 28, 1981}}</ref> ==Personal life== His youngest son was [[Mario Danelo]] (1985–2007), a [[USC Trojans football\|USC Trojans]] [[placekicker]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EnYzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c_MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6731%2C87761 \|newspaper=Spokesman-Review \|last=Blanchette \|first=John \|title=Friends, family embrace legacy Mario Danelo built \|date=September 21, 2007 \|page=C1 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist\|2}} ==External links== {{Footballstats \|nfl=2512427 \|cfl= \|afl= \|espn= \|cbs= \|yahoo= \|fox= \|si= \|pfr=daneljoe01 \|dbf=DANELJOE01 \|rotoworld=}} {{Dolphins1975DraftPicks}} ~~{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->~~ ~~\| NAME = Danelo, Joe~~ ~~\| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =~~ ~~\| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player~~ ~~\| DATE OF BIRTH = September 2, 1953~~ ~~\| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Spokane, Washington]]~~ ~~\| DATE OF DEATH =~~ ~~\| PLACE OF DEATH =~~ }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Danelo, Joe}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Spokane, Washington]]▼ [[Category:American football placekickers]] [[Category:~~Washington~~Buffalo ~~State Cougars football~~Bills players]] [[Category:Green Bay Packers players]] [[Category:New York Giants players]] [[Category:~~Buffalo~~Washington ~~Bills~~State Cougars football players]] [[Category:Gonzaga Preparatory School alumni]] ▲[[Category:~~People~~Players of American football from Spokane, Washington]]