Dan Audick
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| Position: | Wasson (Colorado Springs, Colorado) | ||||
| College: | Hawaii | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1977 / Round: 4 / Pick: 106 | ||||
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Daniel James Audick (born November 15, 1954) is a former
University of Hawaii Warrior football team from 1972 to 1977 and a team captain in the 1976 football season. Under the pioneering leadership of Coach Larry Price
, he was one of the few former Warriors who made the transition from Division II Independent to Division IA Independent and who would go on to NFL careers and coaching careers.
Professional career
Audick was drafted by the
right tackle position in the AFC Championship game versus the Oakland Raiders where he protected Dan Fouts' frontside in the "Air Coryell
" offense.
In 1981, Audick was traded to the San Francisco 49ers. Though he was considered to be "undersized" for the left tackle position, he was tasked with the responsibility of protecting
The Catch" in the 1982 NFC Playoffs versus the Dallas Cowboys. Audick subsequently started in Super Bowl XVI wearing number 61 for the 49ers' 26-21 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.[2]
When
left tackle position. In 2009, the book was made into a movie called The Blind Side
.
Audick was the first
University of Hawaii and to contribute to a winning Super Bowl
team.
Dan was the
.Academic career
- Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Hawaii(1977)
- Master of Business Administration from San Diego State University (1986)
- Master of Arts in Organizational Management from University of Phoenix (1996)[1]
- Doctor of Education from University of Southern California (2004)[1]
In addition to his professional football career, Audick pursued three advanced degrees in the field of
dissertation, Audick used an instructional design enhancement to augment the instruction and communication of offensive passing routes and formations as compared with traditional approaches by using "eight points of a compass
" coupled with measurable distances down field and a "grid and code" system, respectively.
References
- ^ a b c Ortiz, Destiny (March 8, 2016). "From Super Bowl to Doctorate". City Times. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ISBN 9781613210451.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference