Brad Daly is upholding a family tradition at MSU
Photo by: R. Dean Hendrickson
Bobcats by the Numbers: 41
7/19/2013 4:01:00 PM | Football
Daly dominance and the rise of the (Engel)king highlight #41
Every day we look at players who donned the jersey number corresponding to the number of days until the Bobcats open the 2013 season on August 29 against Monmouth. The list of MSU football players by the jersey number is based on preseason rosters. The set of available rosters is complete from 1946-81 and '83-present. Only the 1926-27, 1934, 1937 and 1941 rosters are available in the pre-WWII years. Corrections, additions, or rosters that fill out the set are welcome to blamberty@msubobcats.com.
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Brad Daly, DE: Even in the late 1970s, it would have been hard to fathom how big a deal it was when Jay Daly transferred to Montana State from Carroll College in 1976. Daly started eight games at guard his first season (1977) and never looked back. He eventually became a team captain and two-time All-Big Sky selection. His older son, Brad, followed in his wake, earning All-America honors while serving as a team captain, and a few hours north of his hometown of Helena, Brad Daly learned last April that he would wear the captain's 'C' with the same degree of pride and honor as did his father and brother. When you're talking about three team captains from the same family, citing statistics almost seems superfluous, but it would be selling the whole phenomena short. Bobby finished his career as one of the school's all-time leading tacklers, and Brad is 10th in school history in sacks (20). Brad Daly plays like a man possessed by preternatural spirits. Caleb Schreibies' transcendent 2012 season lifted the entire defense, and Daly has a chance to do the same in 2013.
Spotlight Player: When Matt Engelking won the starting running back job before MSU's 1995 season opener, it seemed like more of a sentimental tip of the cap than anything. After all, the Bobcats were playing Engelking's hometown school, Colorado State, and there was nothing that indicated that he would ever see the field after that first series. He wasn't particularly fast, or strong, or… anything, really, except quiet. But man could that kid run. He gained 108 yards against the Rams that day, and surpassed the 100-yard mark eight times in all as a junior. He even battered the vaunted Grizzlies for 126 yards. The next year he was even better, rushing for 1,256 yards, the fourth-best season in school history. In spite of barely carrying the ball at all in his first two varsity seasons, Engelking finished with the fourth-highest rushing total in school history. He was a hard worker and a terrific football player, and his individual excellence on offense stands nearly alone in his era.
Through the Years: Earl Gregory (1926), Art Dougan (1941), Mark Hampton (1946), John Mora (1947-49), Tom Bleakly (1950), Vic Berra (1953-54), Jim Corder (1955), Loren Sax (1956), Dick Posewitz (1957), Chuck Bovan (1958), Harry Stagnito (1959), Harry Stagnito (1960), Terry Meo (1962-63), Dale Jackson (1965-66), Don Duntsch (1968-69), Don Duntsch (1970), Sam McCullum (1971-73), Dave Stengel (1974), Ron Muri (1975-78), Mark Sansaver (1979-81), Jeff Effland (1982), Mark Harwood (1983-86), Steve Haugeberg (1987-88), Jeremy Wicht (1989-92), Matt Engelking (1993-96), AJ Stoneburner (1999-2000), Jason Guerrero (2001), Isaac Gardner (2002), Jeff Galloway (2003), Shane Cavallini (2004), Tom Adolfae (2005), Will Claggett (2006-07), Zach Coleman (2008), Brad Daly (2009), Na'a Moeakiola (2010), Brad Daly (2011-)
#41
Brad Daly, DE: Even in the late 1970s, it would have been hard to fathom how big a deal it was when Jay Daly transferred to Montana State from Carroll College in 1976. Daly started eight games at guard his first season (1977) and never looked back. He eventually became a team captain and two-time All-Big Sky selection. His older son, Brad, followed in his wake, earning All-America honors while serving as a team captain, and a few hours north of his hometown of Helena, Brad Daly learned last April that he would wear the captain's 'C' with the same degree of pride and honor as did his father and brother. When you're talking about three team captains from the same family, citing statistics almost seems superfluous, but it would be selling the whole phenomena short. Bobby finished his career as one of the school's all-time leading tacklers, and Brad is 10th in school history in sacks (20). Brad Daly plays like a man possessed by preternatural spirits. Caleb Schreibies' transcendent 2012 season lifted the entire defense, and Daly has a chance to do the same in 2013.
Spotlight Player: When Matt Engelking won the starting running back job before MSU's 1995 season opener, it seemed like more of a sentimental tip of the cap than anything. After all, the Bobcats were playing Engelking's hometown school, Colorado State, and there was nothing that indicated that he would ever see the field after that first series. He wasn't particularly fast, or strong, or… anything, really, except quiet. But man could that kid run. He gained 108 yards against the Rams that day, and surpassed the 100-yard mark eight times in all as a junior. He even battered the vaunted Grizzlies for 126 yards. The next year he was even better, rushing for 1,256 yards, the fourth-best season in school history. In spite of barely carrying the ball at all in his first two varsity seasons, Engelking finished with the fourth-highest rushing total in school history. He was a hard worker and a terrific football player, and his individual excellence on offense stands nearly alone in his era.
Through the Years: Earl Gregory (1926), Art Dougan (1941), Mark Hampton (1946), John Mora (1947-49), Tom Bleakly (1950), Vic Berra (1953-54), Jim Corder (1955), Loren Sax (1956), Dick Posewitz (1957), Chuck Bovan (1958), Harry Stagnito (1959), Harry Stagnito (1960), Terry Meo (1962-63), Dale Jackson (1965-66), Don Duntsch (1968-69), Don Duntsch (1970), Sam McCullum (1971-73), Dave Stengel (1974), Ron Muri (1975-78), Mark Sansaver (1979-81), Jeff Effland (1982), Mark Harwood (1983-86), Steve Haugeberg (1987-88), Jeremy Wicht (1989-92), Matt Engelking (1993-96), AJ Stoneburner (1999-2000), Jason Guerrero (2001), Isaac Gardner (2002), Jeff Galloway (2003), Shane Cavallini (2004), Tom Adolfae (2005), Will Claggett (2006-07), Zach Coleman (2008), Brad Daly (2009), Na'a Moeakiola (2010), Brad Daly (2011-)
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