Chuck Daniels was the type of player who provided stability and leadership rather than compiled statistics. He was a tenacious basketball defender and rebounder, inspiring his teammates to a higher emotional level. Daniels also was versatile, helping the Oilers basketball team to accumulate 88 wins during his career, while recording nine saves as a baseball pitcher, third on the career list at Findlay. He earned four varsity letters in each sport. While a student-athlete and until the present time, Daniels has earned much respect as one of the great ambassadors for Oilers basketball.
The Oilers made National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division I national tournament appearances during Daniels’ junior and senior seasons, winning their first game each time. For his efforts in his final season, Daniels was named All-Mid-Ohio Conference (MOC). NAIA Greats Lakes Region First Team and NAIA All-America Honorable Mention. The consummate team player fulfilled his philosophy, “Team sports teach you many values you use throughout your life, but most importantly it has taught me that the sacrifices you make for the greater good for surpass any individual achievement.”
Daniels currently serves as vice president of business and human resources management for the Miller Contracting Group, Inc. in Ottoville, Ohio. He has volunteered with the Fredericktown Community Foundation, Ottoville High School, Ottawa-Glandorf Rotary Club, Glandorf Lions Club and St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Ottawa, Ohio as a youth basketball coach. Daniels and his wife, Dr. Darla Lammers Daniels, reside in Ottawa.
