Daniels attended
Jefferson High School, where he was an honorable-mention All-PIL
halfback and a part of two football championship teams. He also contributed to his school winning a track championship team. He accepted a football scholarship from
Pacific University, where he practiced football and track. He was a two-time conference champion in the
long jump. In 1995, he was inducted into the Pacific University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Dallas Cowboys Daniels was signed as an
undrafted free agent by the
Dallas Cowboys after the
1966 NFL draft. On September 29, he was placed on the
taxi squad, before being activated to play in 4 games. He was a part of the
1967 NFL Championship Game known as the "Ice Bowl". In
1968, he was out for 4 weeks after being injured in pre-season, but came back to move
Mel Renfro to
right cornerback and start 6 games at
free safety. He was waived on September 18,
1969.
Chicago Bears In
1969, he was signed to the
Chicago Bears taxi squad, before being promoted to the active roster on November 1. The next year, he started 13 games at
free safety. On August 26,
1971, he was released after being passed on the depth chart by
Jerry Moore.
Miami Dolphins August 26,
1971, he was claimed off waivers by the
Miami Dolphins. He was placed on the
injured reserve list on September 13. ==Personal life==