Joseph Daniel Talbott (November 1, 1944 – January 19, 2020) was an American professional football and baseball player.

[1][2] Talbott also led the Tar Heels baseball team to the College World Series in 1966.

He also played basketball for North Carolina on their freshmen team, but gave up the sport to concentrate on football and baseball.

[1] His NFL draft rights were traded to the Washington Redskins for a 10th round draft pick on March 5, 1968,[3][4] but during training camp he was called into active service duty for the United States Army Reserve and missed the entire season.

In 2018, the Danny Talbott Cancer Center at Nash UNC Health Care in Rocky Mount, North Carolina was named after him.