Bill Daley was born in Melrose, Minnesota in 1919, and attended high school in St. Cloud. A track star at 18 he ran the 100 meter dash in 10.2 seconds, only slightly slower than the 10.0 mark of Heisman trophy winner Bruce Smith. In 1937 Bill’s senior year of high school he was a standout in track and football. That same year the Minnesota Gophers had a down year only winning a Big Ten Championship.
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Bernie Bierman’s Gophers of the 1930s were so dominant that anything other than going undefeated was a let down.