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Nick Daukas
Personal information
Born:	December 11, 1922; Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died:	February 25, 2003 (aged 80); Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	Cushing (NH)
College:	Dartmouth
Position:	Tackle
NFL draft:	1944 / round: 28 / pick: 294
Career history
	Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) (1946–1947);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Nicholas James Daukas (December 11, 1922 – February 25, 2003) was an American professional football tackle.

Daukas was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, in 1922 and attended Cushing High School. He played college football at Dartmouth.^[1] He served in the Army during World War II and in the Korean War after receiving his degree from Dartmouth.^[2]

He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 28th round of the 1944 NFL draft but never played for the Eagles. He played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946 and 1947. He appeared in a total of 15 football games, two of them as a starter.^[1] His older brother Lou Daukas also played for the Dodgers in 1947.

Daukas later became a medical doctor and assistant professor at Yale Medical School. He lived in Middletown, Connecticut, from 1956 until his death. He died in 2003 in Middletown.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Nick Daukas Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
^ "Nick Daukas To Get Degree At New York U". Nashua Telegraph. June 5, 1947. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nicholas Daukas Of Middletown". The Hartford Courant. February 27, 2003. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.