| Profile | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1950-05-05)May 5, 1950 (age 75) Olmsted County, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | John Marshall (MN) |
| College | Northwestern |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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Maurice Emerson "Maurie" Daigneau III (born May 5, 1950) is an American formerfootballquarterback.
Daigneau was born inOlmsted County, Minnesota, in 1950. He grew up inRochester, Minnesota, and attendedJohn Marshall High School.[1]
He playedcollege football for theNorthwestern Wildcats from 1969 to 1971. In three years at Northwestern, he completed 298 of 659 passes for 4,237 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 53 interceptions.[2] As a senior in 1971, he led theBig Ten Conference with 1,733 passing yards (a Northwestern school record) and led the1971 Northwestern Wildcats football team to a victory over Ohio State and a second place finish in the Big Ten.[3][4] Daignau was selected by theAssociated Press and theUnited Press International as a first-team player on the1971 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[5][6][7]
In 1974, he played for theChicago Fire (WFL) in the newly-formedWorld Football League and appeared in 12 games. He then signed with theChicago Winds in July 1975,[8] and later with the Milwaukee County Spartans of the Central States Football League.[9]
