Buddy Dial
Gilbert Leroy Dial
Born: January 17, 1937
Ponca City, OK USA
Deceased: February 29, 2008
Houston, TX
Position: SE-FL
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 194
College: Rice
High School: Magnolia (TX)
Career: 1959-1966
Drafted: 1959 in Round 2, #22 overall by the New York Giants
Buddy Dial played from 1959 to 1966 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers. Dial caught 261 passes for 5,436 yards and 44 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 428 | 26.8 | 68 | 6 |
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 40 | 972 | 24.3 | 70 | 9 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 53 | 1047 | 19.8 | 88 | 12 |
| 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 50 | 981 | 19.6 | 62 | 6 |
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 60 | 1295 | 21.6 | 83 | 9 |
| 1964 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 178 | 16.2 | 41 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 283 | 16.6 | 46 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 252 | 18.0 | 39 | 1 |
| Totals | 261 | 5436 | 20.8 | 88 | 44 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1959 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1966 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 7 |
| 1966 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 3 |
Honors
1961 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
