Dale Samuels

Dale Allen Samuels (born August 2, 1931) is an American former football quarterback. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the third round of the 1953 NFL draft.

Early life Dale Allen Samuels was born on August 2, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois. He was the first Boilermaker to record 1,000 passing yards in a season when he threw for 1,076 yards in 1950. In his second game for the Boilermakers on October 7, 1950, he helped Purdue defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and end their 39-game undefeated streak. The Boilermakers won the Big Ten co-championship his senior year in 1952. He recorded college career totals of 3,161 passing yards and 27 touchdowns. He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 2018.

Professional career Samuels was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the third round, with the 28th overall pick, of the 1953 NFL draft.

In 1954, Samuels signed with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union.

Post-playing career Samuels was an assistant football coach at Northwestern University in the late 1950s. He then held the following positions at Purdue; assistant football coach for five years; administrative assistant to the head football coach for ten years, and associate athletics director for 13 years. He retired in 1995 as the Associate Athletics Director for Facilities.

Samuels was also a color commentator for Purdue football radio broadcasts.