Nick Daukas

Nicholas James Daukas (December 11, 1922 – February 25, 2003) was an American football tackle.

Nick Daukas
Position:Tackle
Personal information
Born:(1922-12-11)December 11, 1922
Nashua, New Hampshire
Died:February 25, 2003(2003-02-25) (aged 80)
Middletown, Connecticut
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Cushing (NH)
College:Dartmouth
NFL Draft:1944 / Round: 28 / Pick: 294
Career history
Player stats at PFR

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 drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 28th round of the 1944 NFL Draft but never played for the Eagles. He played in the All-America Football Conference for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946 and 1947. He appeared in a total of 15 professional 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.[3]

References
  1. "Nick Daukas Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  2. "Nick Daukas To Get Degree At New York U". Nashua Telegraph. June 5, 1947. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Nicholas Daukas Of Middletown". The Hartford Courant. February 27, 2003. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
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