| No. 42 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1953-08-24)August 24, 1953 (age 72) Albemarle, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | East Carolina |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1975–1984 | Edmonton Eskimos |
Coaching | |
| 1985 | Edmonton Eskimos (Def. Assistant) |
| 2002–2005 | Edmonton Eskimos (Def. Assistant/DL coach) |
| 2006–2010 | Edmonton Eskimos (LB coach) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1996) | |
Daniel Kepley (born August 24, 1953) is a former starlinebacker for theEdmonton Eskimos of theCanadian Football League (CFL).
Kepley playedcollege football atEast Carolina University. He tried out with theNFL'sDallas Cowboys before starting a 10-year career with the Eskimos from 1975 to 1984.
He was an intense player and hard tackler. Teamed with fellow linebackersDale Potter andTom Towns for 8 seasons, this trio formed the backbone of a defence that played in 7Grey Cup games, winning six championships. Kepley won 3 CFL'sMost Outstanding Defensive Player Awards and was an All Star 5 times.
Following retirement, Kepley spent the 1985 season as an assistant coach with the Eskimos. He began a real estate career, worked as a football analyst on both radio (CFRN) and television (CBC,ESPN), and from 2002 to 2010 was an assistant coach with the Eskimos. Kepley has struggled withalcoholism and in 2000 spent time in jail forimpaired driving, his fifth such offence.[1]
Kepley was inducted into theCanadian Football Hall of Fame in 1996, and in 2006 was named one of the CFL'sTop 50 players (#11) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports networkThe Sports Network/TSN.