[2] He is the brother of John "Bunny" Daly, who was also inducted in the South Australian Football Hall of Fame.

In 1893, whilst playing for Norwood, he set a record for the most goals kicked by a player in a single game of elite football, which has been equaled but remains unbeaten to date.

Daly kicked 23 of Norwood's 29 goals in a 27-goal win over Adelaide (unrelated to the modern-day AFL team).

However, due to the visitors being unable to field a full team, the game was played with fourteen players per side instead of the normal twenty of the time.

South Australia (SAFA) 11.12 (78) d Broken Hill (Barrier Ranges FA) 1.7 (13), 22 July 1905, Adelaide Oval