Len Dawson, Bob Griese, Mike Phipps and Jim Everett are the Purdue Quarterbacks selected in the first round of the National Football League Draft. Who was the first Boilermaker Receiver to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft? A) Bernie Flowers B) Jim Tiller C) Darryl Stingley D) Larry Burton E) Brian Alford
ANSWER: C) Darryl Stingley
Boilermaker Darryl Stingley was selected as a Wide Receiver in the first round (19th overall selection) of the 1973 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. At Purdue Darryl Stingley: was a three season starter on offense, starting at a different skilled position each season (SE 1970, FL 1971, RH 1972); led Purdue in receiving his Sophomore season (1970 - 23 receptions for 286 yards); had four 100+ yard receiving games, three in 1971; finished his career with 1,256 receiving yards, at that time he was third on Purdue's career receiving yards list - just ahead of Leroy Keyes' 1,204 receiving yards; played in four college All-Star football games.
| Stingley's 100+ yard receiving games as a Boilermaker |
| | 144 yards on 6 receptions, 10/09/71 vs Minnesota at Ross-Ade Stadium | | | 140 yards on 5 receptions, 11/13/71 vs Michigan at Ross-Ade Stadium | | | 108 yards on 4 receptions, 11/20/71 vs Indiana at Bloomington | | | 101 yards on 2 receptions, 11/25/72 vs Indiana at Ross-Ade Stadium |
| 1972 SEASON 09/16/72 Bowling Green
09/23/72 Washington
09/30/72 at Notre Dame
10/07/72 at Iowa
10/14/72 at Minnesota
10/21/72 Northwestern
10/28/72 Illinois
11/04/72 at Michigan St
11/11/72 Wisconsin
11/18/72 at Michigan
11/25/72 Indiana PURDUE FOOTBALL |
| Stingley's College All-Star Football Game Appearances | | 1972 North-South All-Star Game | | 1973 College All-Star Game | | 1973 All-American Game | | 1973 Senior Bowl |
The following poem is from - Darryl Stingley: Happy to be Alive.
Stingley taped this poem to his locker prior to the Patriots' 1976 season. |
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must - but don't quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow -
You might succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler had given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt -
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
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