Daryl Turner
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Wadley, Georgia | December 15, 1961||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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College: | Michigan State | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1984 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49 | ||||||
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Daryl Turner is a former professional American football player that played wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League for four years.[1] He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans.
Early life[]
Turner attended Flint Southwestern High School, now known as Flint Southwestern Academy.
College Statistics[]
- 1980: 11 catches for 236 yards and 2 TD.[2]
- 1981: 31 catches for 653 yards and 4 TD.
- 1982: 8 catches for 139 yards and 2 TD.
- 1983: 28 catches for 549 yards and 5 TD. 3 carries for 5 yards.
NFL career[]
Turner set three franchise records for the Seattle Seahawks for highest yard average per-catch in a career (18.53), most receiving touchdowns in a season (13), and most receiving touchdowns for a rookie (10).[3] He amassed 23 touchdowns on 69 receptions over his first two seasons in the NFL.[4] Turner's production declined in his next two seasons, which he attributed to alcohol and drug abuse.[4] The Seahawks attempted to trade Turner to the Cleveland Browns for an undisclosed draft pick after the 1987 NFL season. The trade was voided after Turner failed a physical examination and the Seahawks released him.[4] Turner subsequently entered a drug rehabilitation program.[4] The San Francisco 49ers offered Turner a tryout before the 1988 NFL season, but he failed to secure a roster spot.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Daryl Turner, WR at NFL.com". National Football League. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Former Seattle Seahawk Daryl Turner of Flint's touching life story gets revisited in 'The Game of My Life' series". Michigan Live. October 10, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Johnson, Scott (September 7, 2011). "Too young, too fast". Everett Herald. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- 1961 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Michigan State Spartans football players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- People from Wadley, Georgia
- Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- American football wide receiver, 1960s birth stubs