Dale Allen Samuels (born August 2, 1931) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aquarterback for one season with theChicago Cardinals of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for thePurdue Boilermakers and was selected by the Cardinals in the third round of the1953 NFL draft.

Dale Samuels

Samuels on a 1953 Bowman football card
Personal information
Born:	(1931-08-02)August 2, 1931 (age 93) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:	Robert Lindblom (Chicago)
College:	Purdue
Position:	Quarterback
NFL draft:	1953: 3rd round, 28th pick
Career history
Chicago Cardinals (1953)

After attendingRobert Lindblom Math & Science Academy inChicago,^[1] Samuels played for thePurdue Boilermakers from 1950 to 1952. 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 theNotre Dame Fighting Irish and end their 39-game undefeated streak. The Boilermakers won theBig Ten co-championship his senior year in 1952. He was inducted into the Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001.^[2]

Samuels was selected by theChicago Cardinals with the 28th pick in the 1953 NFL draft. He played in one game for the Cardinals during the1953 season.^[1]