Central College Athletics

Danny Samson joined the Central football staff as an assistant coach in 2020

Samson, a 2013 Central grad, will work with the defensive lineman. In 2013, he was a first-team pick for the D3football.com All-American team as a defensive lineman and the Iowa Conference defensive player of the year. He was a 2013 team co-captain and three-time letter winner.Twice he was tabbed as the league’s defensive player of the week and named to the D3football.com team of the week in 2013. He received Central’s Heerema-Schilder Award as the team MVP and competed with a squad of Division III all-stars in the Tazon de Estrellas (Bowl of the Stars) in Mexico. 
           
In 2013 he had 45 tackles with a team-high 11.5 sacks and 21.5 tackles for loss for 96 yards. He also had three pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and three blocked kicks.
           
Samson works on his family’s farm near Baxter.

Athletics career

Central College

• Team had 18-12 (.600) record, 14-8 (.636) mark in conference games in his three seasons
• Defensive lineman
• (3) varsity letters earned
• (1) D3football.com All-America, first team - 2013
• (1) D3football.com All-West Region, first team - 2013
• (2) D3football.com team of the week - Sept. 28, 2013; Oct. 19, 2013
• (1) Iowa Conference defensive player of the year (2013)
• (2) All-conference, first team - 2012, 2013
• (2) Iowa Conference Defensive Player of the Week - Sept. 28, 2013; Oct. 19, 2013
• (1) Herema-Schilder Award (team MVP) - 2013
• 2013 team co-captain
• 116 career tackles, 42.0 tackles-for-loss, 21.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumbles recovered, 1 interception