Derrell Palmer (August 27, 1922 – February 22, 2009) was an American football offensive tackle and defensive tackle who played eight seasons in the All-America Football Conference and in the National Football League, mainly with the Cleveland Browns. Born August 27, 1922 in Breckenridge, Texas, Palmer played college football for the Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Palmer played for TCU in the 1942 Orange Bowl, making what The New York Times called "a number of fine defensive plays" in a game the Horned Frogs lost 40–26 to the University of Georgia Bulldogs.