Danny Peebles
American football player (born 1966)
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Daniel Percy Peebles III (born May 30, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cleveland Browns.
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | May 30, 1966 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Broughton (Raleigh, North Carolina) | ||||||||
| College | North Carolina State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1989: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick | ||||||||
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He was selected by the Buccaneers in the second round of the 1989 NFL draft.[1] His first three receptions as an NFL rookie in 89' averaged 28.3 yards. Peebles attended North Carolina State. As a senior, he caught 23 passes for 439 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown catch in the Peach Bowl.
Running for the NC State Wolfpack track and field team, Peebles won the 4 × 100 meters relay at the 1985 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[2] Peebles was also the 200 m runner-up at the 1988 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships for the North Carolina Tar Heels track and field team.[3]
In a game against the Houston Oilers at the Astrodome, on November 17, 1991, Peebles was involved in a helmet-to-helmet collision with Bubba McDowell. He suffered from loss of feeling and movement in his arms and legs for approximately 10 minutes after being hit during a third-quarter pass.[4] Peebles retired from the NFL on December 3, 1991.[5]