Dave Foley (American football)

American football player (born 1947)

American football player

Dave Foley

No. 70, 78

Position:

Offensive tackle

Personal information

Born:

(1947-10-28) October 28, 1947 (age 77)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

255 lb (116 kg)

Career information

High school:

Roger Bacon (St. Bernard, Ohio)

College:

Ohio State

NFL draft:

1969 / round: 1 / pick: 26

Career history

New York Jets (1969–1971)
Buffalo Bills (1972–1977)

Career highlights and awards

Pro Bowl (1973)
National champion (1968)
Unanimous All-American (1968)
First-team All-Big Ten (1968)
Second-team All-Big Ten (1967)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	110
Games started:	90
Stats at Pro Football Reference

David E. Foley (born October 28, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills.

Foley was a three-year starter playing college football at offensive tackle for the Ohio State Buckeyes under head coach Woody Hayes. Foley stated that he did not intend to come to Ohio State but was won over by charisma of coach Hayes and by seeing The Ohio State University Marching Band performing in Ohio Stadium. Foley played right tackle in 1966 and 1967, and moved to left tackle in 1968. Prior to his senior year, he was named a team co-captain, along with linebacker Dirk Worden. That year the Buckeyes finished the season undefeated and were voted consensus national champions after defeating the University of Southern California in the 1969 Rose Bowl.

Foley was a consensus All-America selection in 1968. He was also a three-year Academic All-American. He was elected to the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1984.

Foley was selected in the first round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft by the New York Jets. After two years with the Jets he was traded to the Buffalo Bills, where he played for the remainder of his professional career. A Pro Bowl selection in 1973, he was the starting right tackle with the Bills' Electric Company.

While still an active player in 1972, he started Dave Foley & Associates which originally specialized in life insurance and health group benefits. Retirement plan third-party administration was added to its operations in 1986. The company expanded further in 1999 and was renamed Foley Benefits Group, LLC. His brother, Tim Foley, works at the business and is also a 1977 National Champion for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as well as a former professional offensive tackle. Foley Benefits Group, LLC is based in Springfield, Ohio.

References

Marshall, Joe. "Now you see him, now you don't," Sports Illustrated, October 29, 1973. Retrieved January 19, 2021
David E. Foley, CLU, ChFC, CLTC (profile) – Foley Benefits Group, LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2021

v t e 1968 Ohio State Buckeyes football—consensus national champions
Doug Adams Tim Anderson John Brockington Bill Conley Dave Foley Randy Hart Leo Hayden Bruce Jankowski Rex Kern Rufus Mayes Jim Otis Ted Provost Nick Roman Mike Sensibaugh Jim Stillwagon Jack Tatum Jan White Head coach Woody Hayes Assistant coaches Earle Bruce George Chaump Lou Holtz Rudy Hubbard Bill Mallory Esco Sarkkinen

1968 Ohio State Buckeyes football—consensus national champions

Head coach: Woody Hayes

Assistant coaches: Earle Bruce; George Chaump; Lou Holtz; Rudy Hubbard; Bill Mallory; Esco Sarkkinen

v t e 1968 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Terry Hanratty B Chris Gilbert B Leroy Keyes B O. J. Simpson E Jerry LeVias E Ted Kwalick T Dave Foley T George Kunz G Charles Rosenfelder G Jim Barnes G Mike Montler C John Didion
Defense	DL Joe Greene DL Ted Hendricks DL Chuck Kyle DL Bill Stanfill DL Ed White DL John Zook LB Steve Kiner LB Dennis Onkotz LB Mike Ballou DB Jake Scott DB Roger Wehrli DB Al Worley

v t e 1969 NFL/AFL draft first-round selections
O. J. Simpson George Kunz Leroy Keyes Joe Greene Greg Cook Ron Sellers Ted Kwalick Larry Smith Marty Domres Jim Seymour Bill Stanfill Rich Moore Fred Dryer Rufus Mayes Ron Pritchard Gene Washington John Shinners Bob Babich Roger Wehrli Ron Johnson Bob Klein Art Thoms Jim Marsalis Calvin Hill Eddie Hinton Dave Foley

v t e New York Jets 1969 AFL draft selections
Dave Foley Al Woodall Ezell Jones Chris Gilbert Jimmie Jones Cliff Larson Cecil Leonard Frank Peters Mike Hall Gary Roberts Mike Battle Steve O'Neal Roger Finnie Wayne Stewart George Nock Fred Zirkle

v t e New York Jets first-round draft picks
Formerly the New York Titans (1960–1962)
Brown Stephens Stovall Snell Namath Nowatzke Yearby Seiler White Foley Tannen Riggins Barkum Taylor Owens Barzilauskas Todd Powell Ward Lyons L. Jones McNeil Crable O'Brien Carter Faurot Toon Haight Vick Cadigan Lageman Bl. Thomas Mitchell M. Jones Glenn Brady Douglas K. Johnson Farrior Ellis Abraham Pennington Becht Moss Br. Thomas Robertson Vilma Ferguson Mangold Revis Gholston Keller Sanchez K. Wilson Wilkerson Coples Milliner Richardson Pryor L. Williams Lee Adams Darnold Q. Williams Becton Z. Wilson Vera-Tucker Gardner G. Wilson J. Johnson McDonald IV Fashanu

New York Jets first-round draft picks

Formerly the New York Titans (1960–1962)

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