Daniel Leo Daley (March 26, 1895 – August 19, 1979) was an American football player and coach.

He was also a longtime Boston Public Schools employee, serving as a coach, teacher, junior master, headmaster, and assistant superintendent.

His missed the 1918 season due to service in the United States Navy, but he returned to coaching after World War I, this time with Boston College High School.

[1] From 1920 to 1926 he also coached Pere Marquette, a semipro team made up of college graduates and former high school stars which won the New England championship.

[3] In 1926, Boston College adopted a policy of hiring graduates to coach their athletic teams.

[4] Despite losing four-year starting quarterback Joe McKenney and having only 12 returning lettermen, Daley coached his team to a respectable 4–4 record.