Dan Dierdorf Biography
Dan Dierdorf is a former football offensive lineman who now works as a sportscaster in the United States. He is a partner in the St. Louis radio station KTRS.
How old is Dan Dierdorf? -Age
He is 72 years old as of 29 June 2021. He was born in 1949 in Canton, Ohio, United States. His real name is Daniel Lee Dierdorf.
Dan Dierdorf Family
He is the son of John and Evelyn Dierdorf. He grew up near the Pro Football Hall of Fame and remembers watching the museum being built as a child. His father spent much of his life working for the North Canton-based Hoover Vacuum Company.
Dan Dierdorf Wife
He is married to Debbie Dierdorf. The couple has two adult children: Dana Dierdorf, born in 1981, and Katherine Dierdorf born in 1986. He has other three children; Kristen Dierdorf, Jr., Dana Dierdorf and Kelly Dierdorf.
Where did Dan Dierdorf go to College? – Eduation
Dierdorf went to Canton’s Glenwood High School. In high school, he was a football player who also competed in discus and shot put. Dierdorf, a little recruited prospect from Canton, Ohio, looked into a number of Midwestern institutions in the hopes of receiving a football scholarship, but Notre Dame and Michigan State did not extend offers. Coach Woody Hayes of Ohio State spoke at Dierdorf’s high school graduation, but he didn’t believe Dierdorf was talented enough to play for the Buckeyes.
Dierdorf was recruited by Michigan Wolverines football coach Bump Elliott and enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1967. In 1967, he was a member of Michigan’s all-freshman football team on both offense and defense. He was also a training opponent for NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion Dave Porter as a freshman.
How tall is Dan Dierdorf? – Height
He stands at a height of 6 feet 3 inches(1.91 m).
Dan Dierdorf Career
Dierdorf started nine of Michigan’s ten games at right offensive lineman in 1968 when the Wolverines won the Big Ten Conference and were ranked No. 9 in the final Associated Press poll. He was a vital blocker for Ron Johnson, who established an NCAA record with 347 rushing yards and a Big Ten record with five rushing touchdowns as a sophomore. He was the team’s strong tackle, standing six feet four inches tall and weighing 255 pounds. Both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International named him to the 1969 All-Big Ten Conference football team as a first-team player.
On the 1970 College Football All-America Team, Dierdorf earned a unanimous first-team selection. He started nine games at right tackle and one at left tackle as a senior for the 1970 Michigan team, which went 9–1. At a press conference in 1970, Coach Schembechler described him as “as excellent as any tackle in the country.”
Dierdorf was drafted in the second round of the 1971 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. He played in 12 games as a rookie in 1971, six of them as a starter. During a three-year run from 1974 to 1976, he started every game as the right tackle for the Cardinals. For three years in the mid-1970s, the Cardinals’ offensive line topped the NFL in sacks allowed. From 1974 to 1978, Dierdorf was picked to play in the Pro Bowl five times in a row.
Three years in a row (1976–78), he was named the NFC’s choice for the NFLPA/Coca-Cola Offensive Lineman of the Year Award. In 1979, he tore ligaments in his left knee and was forced to sit out the rest of the season. He was named to the NEA’s first-team All-NFL team in 1980. He announced his retirement at the end of the 1983 season after the Cardinals started the season with a 1–5 record.
Dan Dierdorf Salary
He earns an annual salary of $5 Million.
How much is Dan Dierdorf? – Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $17 million.