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Gilbert Leroy "Buddy" Dial (January 17, 1937 – February 29, 2008) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Rice University.
Mar 2, 2008 · Gilbert "Buddy" Dial, an All-American at Rice and an All-Pro with the Pittsburgh Steelers who spent the final years of his life coping with physical pain and hard times associated with...
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Mar 2, 2008 · Former Steelers wide receiver Gilbert "Buddy" Dial died on Friday, Feb. 29, in Houston, Texas. Dial was hospitalized in recent times while undergoing cancer treatment and for pneumonia. Dial, 71, played for the Steelers from 1959-63. Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney on the Death of Buddy Dial.
Dial went to the Pittsburgh Steelers 1959-1963 and Dallas Cowboys 1964-1966 and was all-pro there three times. After his football days were over, Dial settled in Tomball, Texas, was in real estate, oil, and banking and was a prominent speaker for civic, church, and charity groups.
Sep 1, 2018 · He was the first receiver in Steelers history to post a 1,000-yard receiving season, and he did it twice (1,047 yards in 1961 and 1,295 yards in 1963). His 20.6-yard average is the highest in team history, and he added 42 receiving touchdowns to his Pittsburgh resume.
Mar 6, 2008 · Buddy Dial, one of the stars of the last Rice team to make it to the Cotton Bowl and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, passed away Feb. 29 after a lengthy illness. Dial, 71, earned All-American honors as a receiver for the Owls from 1956-58.
He was the first receiver in Steelers history to post a 1,000-yard receiving season, and he did it twice (1,047 yards in 1961 and 1,295 yards in 1963). His 20.6-yard average is the highest in team history, and he added 42 receiving touchdowns to his Pittsburgh resume.
Buddy Dial, a former Steeler wide receiver who's in both the College and High School Halls of Fame, recently passed away at the age of 71 in Houston, Texas. John Henry Johnson, left, Bobby Layne, Dick Hoak. and Buddy Dial hold the original Steelmark in 1962.
Buddy Dial played 8 seasons for the Steelers and Cowboys. He had 261 catches for 5,436 yards and scored 44 touchdowns. He was selected to play in 2 Pro Bowls.
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