Dale Barnard Waters (May 27, 1909 – December 19, 2001), nicknamed "Muddy" Waters, was an American college and professional football player who was an offensive and defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons during the early 1930s.

[4] Waters was a member of the 1928 Gators team which led the nation in scoring and finished 8–1, losing only to the Tennessee Volunteers by a single point, 13–12.

[4] Waters graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1935.

Waters became a professional football offensive lineman for the NFL's Cleveland Indians (1931), Portsmouth Spartans (1931), and the Boston Braves/Redskins (1932–1933).

[1] Waters spent many years at Texas Western University (now the University of Texas at El Paso) as the men's basketball head coach and an assistant football coach, also earning a master's degree at the school.