Danny Reece (born January 28, 1955) is an American former

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. Family Daniel Reece Jr., his son is a former professional fighter. After starting his fight career at The University of Nevada, Las Vegas with their boxing team, where he was a two time western regional champion and the 2006 national champion in the welterweight division, Daniel turned professional. He was undefeated in seven professional bouts before an eye injury forced him into an early retirement in 2010. He returned to the fight game in 2012, this time competing as a mixed martial artist. His MMA career was also short lived as the same eye injury that had forced his retirement from boxing led to his loss of vision in one eye and subsequent second retirement.

Early life

Danny grew up with 8 siblings—5 brothers and 3 sisters, most of them younger. Prior to USC, Reece prepped at Banning High School in

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. His brothers also played collegiate football, but Danny was the only one who played professionally. His father, Lloyd Reece, served on the USS Arizona during the bombing of

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and played professional baseball for the

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. Lloyd Reece died in October 2004.

College career

Reece was a third-round draft choice from the

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by the

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in the

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Professional career

Reece played for the

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between 1976 and 1980, where he would score the first ever touchdown in franchise history on a fumble return. Reece led the

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in punt returns in 1979 and 1980.

External links

Buc Power Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reece, Danny 1955 births Living people Players of American football from Los Angeles USC Trojans football players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players American football cornerbacks American football return specialists Phineas Banning High School alumni