Dale Castro (born November 26, 1959) is a former American college and professional football player and coach.
He attended the University of Maryland with the intention of earning a scholarship as a baseball pitcher, but contracted mononucleosis during his first semester which caused him to miss the try-outs.
After he recuperated, Castro decided to try out for the football team as a walk-on placekicker, a position he had played in high school.
[3] Drafted and then cut by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1981 pre-season, Castro had a tryout with the Seattle Seahawks in 1982.
[9] From 1981 to 1986, he served as an assistant coach at Southern High School in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
[13] He resigned in 2001 in order to take some time off from coaching, but remained at his position in the school's guidance department.