Dave Diehl

David Douglas Diehl (September 30, 1918 – September 15, 1994) was an American football player.

Diehl played college football for Michigan State College (later known as Michigan State University). He was co-captain of the 1938 Michigan State Spartans football team that compiled a 6–3 record.

He also played professional football in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions from 1939 to 1940 and 1944 to 1945. In 1944, he ranked third in the NFL with 426 receiving yards and led the league with an average of 23.7 yards per reception. He was also the first Lion to tally three touchdown receptions in a single game. He was involved in controversy in 1987 when he alleged directed racial slurs at another board member.

Diehl was also a farmer whose crops included corn, soybean, and wheat.

Diehl was inducted into the Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1989. He died in 1994 at age 75.<ref name=obit/.