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Gary Danielson is a former professional quarterback in the NFL and he currently serves as a CBS Sports commentator for college football. Danielson attended Purdue University where he played on their football team. Danielson spent two years in the World Football League. In 1974, Danielson played with the NY Stars/ Charlotte Hornets and in 1975; he played for the Chicago Winds. The Detroit Lions signed Danielson in 1976. He remained with the Lions until 1985 when he signed with the Cleveland Browns. Prior to the end of his playing days, Danielson began his broadcasting career. During the off-season with the Lions, Danielson was a parttime anchor/reporter at WDIV-TV. While in Cleveland, Danielson co-hosted a sports talk show. When his playing career ended, Danielson joined ESPN as a college football analyst. In 2006, he joined CBS as a college football analyst. Danielson also serves as the college football radio analyst where he appears during the college football season. 

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Gary Danielson

American football player and commentator (born 1951)

American football player

Gary Dennis Danielson (born September 10, 1951) is an American college footballcommentator and former footballquarterback.

Danielson played college football for Purdue from 1969 to 1972. He led the Big Ten Conference in 1971 with a 57.8% completion percentage, 10 touchdown passes, and a 147.6 quarterback rating.

Danielson played professional football in the World Football League in 1974 and 1975 and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions from 1976 to 1984 and for the Cleveland Browns from 1985 to 1988. He broke the Lions' single-season record with 3,223 passing yards in 1980 and also had the second highest total to that time with 3,076 yards in 1984. At the time of his retirement, he ranked third in Lions history with 11,885 passing yards. For his career, he completed 1,105 of 1,932 passes (57.2%) for 13,764 yards, 81 touchdowns and 78 interceptions.

Since 2006, Danielson has worked for CBS Sports as the lead analyst for its college football coverage. He p

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