Danny Buggs

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Danny Buggs
Date of birth	April 22, 1953
Place of birth	Duluth, GA
Position(s)	Wide Receiver
College	WVU
NFL Draft	1975 / Round 3
Statistics	DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1975-1976 1976-1979 1980-1982 1983 1984-1985	NFL New York Giants NFL Washington Redskins CFL Edmonton Eskimos USFL Tampa Bay Bandits USFL San Antonio Gunslingers

Daniel "Danny" Buggs (born April 22, 1953, in Duluth, Georgia) was a professional wide receiver for the New York Giants and Washington Redskins of the National Football League, the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League, and the Tampa Bay Bandits and San Antonio Gunslingers of the USFL.

Buggs was a 1973 Kodak first team All-American from West Virginia University who owns the longest catch from scrimmage in West Virginia school history against Penn State in 1973 for 96 yards and a touchdown. In his sophomore season he averaged a touchdown every five times he touched the ball and holds the West Virginia record for most career yards per reception with a 20.9 average. He also ranks fourth in career receiving yards with 1,796 and touchdowns receptions with 15. In 1972 he scored 84 points, including punt returns. In 1974 he was selected to play in the Hula Bowl and the Senior Bowl, helping the East top the West with a touchdown in the Hula Bowl.

In the third round of the 1975 NFL Draft he was drafted by the Giants and played 10 seasons with the Giants and Redskins in the NFL. He also played in Canadian Football League and USFL football. In 1980 he helped the Edmonton Eskimos win the Grey Cup, the CFL's championship game.