Daryl Johnston
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||
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| Born | February 10, 1966 Youngstown, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Lewiston-Porter (Youngstown) | ||||||||||
| College | Syracuse (1984–1988) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1989: 2nd round, 39th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Daryl Peter Johnston (born February 10, 1966) is an American sportscaster and former professional football fullback and executive. Nicknamed "Moose", he played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), all for the Dallas Cowboys.
Johnston played college football for the Syracuse Orange. He was the general manager of the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) in 2019, the director of player personnel for the Dallas Renegades of the XFL in 2020, and served as the executive vice president of football operations for the revived incarnation of the USFL for its inaugural season, its president for the USFL's second season, and returning to the executive vice president role when the USFL merged with the XFL to form the United Football League and remaining their for its first two seasons as a merged league.