Daluiso attended Valhalla High School, where he competed in soccer and tennis. He contributed to the team winning the 1986 CIF 3A soccer championship.
In 1986, he enrolled at San Diego State University but did not play football. In 1987, he transferred to Grossmont College, where his mother was a family life professor. As a freshman, he played only for the soccer team. As a sophomore in 1988, he became a football player for the first time and was used as a kickoff specialist.[1]
As a senior in 1990, he was named the starter at placekicker. He made 13-of-19 field goals and 32-of-33 extra points. He hit a 21-yard field goal with one second remaining, to clinch a 32–31 win against Stanford University.[2] He made a 43-yard field goal with 10 seconds left in the game, to seal a 25–22 win against the No. 2 ranked University of Washington.[3]
In 1991, he appeared in 2 games, making 2 of 3 field goals and 2 extra points. On September 9, he was waived after the team agreed to terms with placekickerNorm Johnson.[4]
Buffalo Bills
On September 11, 1991, he was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills.[5] He appeared in 14 regular season games and 3 playoff games, including Super Bowl XXVI. He was used as a kickoff specialist to complement incumbent placekickerScott Norwood and did not attempt a field goal or extra point. He had 26 touchbacks on 78 kickoffs (33.3%).
On September 1, 1992, he was claimed off waivers by the Denver Broncos.[8] He appeared in 16 regular season games. He was used as a kickoff specialist to complement incumbent placekickerDavid Treadwell and only attempted one field goal attempt. He was released on August 21, 1993.[9]
New York Giants
On September 1, 1993, he signed as a free agent with the New York Giants, reuniting with head coach Dan Reeves, who was also his head coach with the Denver Broncos.[10] He appeared in 15 regular season games. He was used as a kickoff specialist to complement incumbent placekickerDavid Treadwell and only attempted 3 field goal attempts, while making one. Daluiso supplanted Treadwell as the Giants' kicker in 1994 after New York's Week 14 victory in Cleveland, making all eleven of his field goals as well as every extra point he attempted.
In 2000, he was the team's recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award and played in Super Bowl XXXV. He was not re-signed after the season, leaving as the franchise's all-time most accurate kicker and second-leading scorer.[12]
Oakland Raiders
On January 5, 2002, he was signed as an injury replacement for placekickerSebastian Janikowski. He appeared in the season finale against the New York Jets, making 3-of-4 field goal attempts and 1-of-2 on extra point attempts in a 24–22 loss. He was released on January 8, 2002.[13]
