Dan McGwire
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||
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Born: | Pomona, California, U.S. | December 18, 1967||||||
Height: | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Claremont (Claremont, California) | ||||||
College: | San Diego State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1991 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16 | ||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Daniel Scott McGwire (born December 18, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs.
Early life
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McGwire was born in
College career
McGwire initially enrolled with the University of Iowa where he played for two seasons in limited action before transferring to San Diego State University. In 1989, McGwire passed for 3,651 yards for 16 touchdowns and 19 interceptions.[1] In 1990, he threw for 3,883 yards, 27 touchdowns, and seven interceptions and earned first-team all-WAC honors.[1][2]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||
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6 ft 7+7⁄8 in (2.03 m) |
243 lb (110 kg) |
34+1⁄2 in (0.88 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
5.10 s | 1.78 s | 2.96 s | 4.36 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) | |||
All values from NFL Combine[3][4] |
McGwire was a first-round draft pick (16th overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in 1991 and went on to play for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL), from 1991 to 1995.[5] At six feet and eight inches, McGwire was the tallest quarterback to play in the NFL upon his professional debut.[6] He played four seasons for the Seahawks and one season for the Miami Dolphins. He was a backup to Dave Krieg in his rookie season but was expected to be the quarterback of the future. In his second season, he was underwhelming in the pre-season and was named third-string quarterback behind Stan Gelbaugh and Kelly Stouffer. In 1993, the Seahawks drafted Rick Mirer out of the University of Notre Dame in the first round, seemingly giving up on McGwire. In 1994 after an injury to Mirer, McGwire got the first and only extended playing time of his career. He started three games, in which the team went 1–2, and on the season threw 105 passes, completing 51 of them for 578 yards and one touchdown. The brief playing time did not materialize into anything larger however, and that would be his last season for the Seahawks. After spending one season in Miami he was out of football.
McGwire is generally considered a "first round bust," given the fact that he was the first quarterback taken in the 1991 draft that saw Brett Favre go in the second round.[7][8]
NFL statistics
Year | Team | GP | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Fum |
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1991 | SEA | 1 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 27 | 3.86 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 |
1992 | SEA | 2 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 116 | 3.87 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 25.8 | 0 |
1993 | SEA | 2 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 24 | 4.80 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 111.7 | 0 |
1994 | SEA | 7 | 51 | 105 | 48.6 | 578 | 5.51 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 60.7 | 5 |
1995 | MIA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0 |
Career | 13 | 74 | 148 | 50.0 | 745 | 5.03 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 52.3 | 5 |
Personal life
McGwire's older brother is former Major League Baseball player Mark McGwire.[7][10]
From his previous marriage to Dana Orlich, daughter of NFL defensive end
After retiring from football, McGwire moved to Reno, Nevada, and worked as an insurance agent and lighting company executive.[12][7]
References
- ^ a b "Dan McGwire College Stats".
- ^ Miller, Scott (November 21, 1990). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPORT : WEEKDAY UPDATE : SAN DIEGO STATE : Four Aztecs Named to All-WAC Squad". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ "Dan Mcgwire, Combine Results, QB - San Diego State". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ "1991 NFL Combine Results: 40-Yard Dash Times, Bench Press, Vertical Jump, & More". fantasypros.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ Luft, Jacob (April 13, 2001). "From boon to bust". Statitudes. CNNSI.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ a b c Condotta, Bob (April 22, 2016). "Taking Dan McGwire over Brett Favre may be biggest 'What if?' in Seahawks draft history". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ Drahold, Byron (April 27, 2017). "Counting down the biggest busts in Seahawks history: No. 1". Seahawks Wire. USA Today. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ "Dan McGwire Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ Polin, Mitch (July 9, 1987). "NOTEBOOK : Quarterback Dan McGwire Just Might Steal Headlines From Brother Mark". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ Krajewski, Jim (January 29, 2015). "McGwire magnificent for Huskies". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Morgan McGwire". SantaClaraBroncos.com. Santa Clara University. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "Mallory McGwire". BroncoSports.com. Boise State University. Retrieved March 6, 2020.