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-<fs x-small>Photo: //Tampa Tribune//, December 30, 1959 
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 ====== Dan Edgington ====== ====== Dan Edgington ======
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 Daniel Thomas Edgington\\ Daniel Thomas Edgington\\
-Born April 10, 1937, Miami(?)\\ +Born April 10, [[1937 calendar|1937]], Miami(?), Florida\\ 
 +Died June 14, 2016, Dothan, Alabama, age 79
 University of Florida\\ University of Florida\\
 6’2”, 190 lbs 6’2”, 190 lbs
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 He went on to play for the University of Florida, again as an end, but dropped out some time during his sophomore season. He returned to the school the following year, 1957, and became a starter late in the campaign. He hit his college peak the following season, earning a team captaincy and getting an All-America honorable mention bid. He was drafted by the Packers that year as a redshirt in the 16th round. Following his senior season, the AFL’s Minneapolis/St Paul franchise drafted him as well. He went on to play for the University of Florida, again as an end, but dropped out some time during his sophomore season. He returned to the school the following year, 1957, and became a starter late in the campaign. He hit his college peak the following season, earning a team captaincy and getting an All-America honorable mention bid. He was drafted by the Packers that year as a redshirt in the 16th round. Following his senior season, the AFL’s Minneapolis/St Paul franchise drafted him as well.
  
-He became a free agent when the Minnesota team dropped out of the league and was picked up by the Patriots, but was then reassigned to the new Oakland franchise in March 1960. He was listed as a starter on the Raiders depth chart early on in training camp, but as the season approached, he was overtaken by other players and was waived during the last round of cuts in early September.+Edgington became a free agent when the Minnesota team dropped out of the league and was picked up by the Patriots, but he was then reassigned to the new Oakland franchise in March 1960. He was listed as a starter on the Raiders depth chart early on in training camp, but as the season approached, he was overtaken by other players and was waived during the last round of cuts in early September.
  
 He hung on in football for a while, surfacing with the semi-pro Ft Lauderdale Tigers of the Florida Football Conference in 1962, but by 1964, he was out of the sport and working for Texaco Oil, recruiting service station franchisees. From there, he seems to have gotten into real estate but otherwise largely disappeared from public view. He hung on in football for a while, surfacing with the semi-pro Ft Lauderdale Tigers of the Florida Football Conference in 1962, but by 1964, he was out of the sport and working for Texaco Oil, recruiting service station franchisees. From there, he seems to have gotten into real estate but otherwise largely disappeared from public view.
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 +=====Raiders Career=====
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 +**1960**
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 +January 30 - AFL signing rights assigned\\
 +March 3 - contract awarded to Oakland by AFL\\
 +September 6 - waived
  
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