Ted Daffer
Personal information
Born:September 24, 1929
Norfolk, Virginia
Died:March 1, 2006 (aged 76)
Atlanta, Georgia
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:Maury (Norfolk, Virginia)
College:Tennessee
Position:Guard, Defensive end
NFL Draft:1952 / Round: 21 / Pick: 248
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-American (1950, 1951)

Terrell Edwin "Ted" Daffer (September 24, 1929 – March 1, 2006) was an American football player. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers football team at the guard position from 1949 to 1951.[1] He was selected by the American Football Coaches Association, the Associated Press, the Football Writers Association of America and the International News Service (INS) as a first-team guard on the 1950 College Football All-America Team. The following year, he was again selected by the INS and the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a first-team player on the 1951 All-America Team. Daffer was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 21st round of the 1952 NFL Draft.[2] After two years of service in the United States Army,[1] he played for the Bears during the 1954 NFL season.[2] He later played for the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Canadian Football League.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Former Football All-America Ted Daffer Dies: Daffer was a two-time All-America and a member of Tennessee's 1951 national championship team". University of Tennessee. March 8, 2006.
  2. 1 2 "Ted Daffer". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
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