M Club Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2005
Danny Pierce, a product of Laurel, Mississippi, came to then Memphis State University in 1968 after transferring from Pearl River Junior College. Pierce had played his freshman season at Mississippi State University before enrolling in junior college. As a junior, Pierce led Memphis in passing with 56 completions on 137 attempts for 952 yards in just five starts at quarterback. He equalled a school record with three touchdown passes in a single game against Southern Mississippi in 1968 and rushed for 202 yards and seven touchdowns during the 1968 campaign. Following a senior season during which he completed 61 passes for 1,049 yards and nine touchdowns, Pierce was selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins that year and played for the legendary Vince Lombardi in 1970. It was the second draft for Pierce who was also drafted in baseball by the St. Louis Cardinals out of high school in Lumberton, Mississippi, before opting to play college football. Pierce passed away in the spring of 2005.
