Nick Daukas
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| Position | Tackle | ||||||||
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| Born | December 11, 1922 Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | February 25, 2003 (aged 80) Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Cushing Academy (Ashburnham, Massachusetts) | ||||||||
| College | Dartmouth (1940-1942) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1944: 28th round, 294th overall pick | ||||||||
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Nicholas James Daukas (December 11, 1922 – February 25, 2003) was an American professional football tackle.
Daukas was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, in 1922 and attended Cushing High School. He played college football at Dartmouth.[1] He served in the Army during World War II and in the Korean War after receiving his degree from Dartmouth.[2]
He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 28th round of the 1944 NFL draft but never played for the Eagles.[3] He played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946 and 1947. He appeared in a total of 15 football games, two of them as a starter.[1] His older brother Lou Daukas also played for the Dodgers in 1947.
Daukas later became a medical doctor and assistant professor at Yale Medical School. He lived in Middletown, Connecticut, from 1956 until his death. He died in 2003 in Middletown.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Nick Daukas Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ↑ "Nick Daukas To Get Degree At New York U". Nashua Telegraph. June 5, 1947. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1944 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Nicholas Daukas Of Middletown". The Hartford Courant. February 27, 2003. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.