Dan McGrew
Encyclopedia
Daniel Atwood McGrew is a retired professional football
center
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in 1959, but on the following year was taken by the Buffalo Bills
during their inaugural season, when he played in all 14 games and was their starting center. Although he ended up as an All-AFL 2nd team member, he was replaced the following year by rookie Al Bemiller
and never played another game.
in 1961, McGrew eventually began to coach football on the high school level. During this time, he also excelled as a ninth grade gym teacher, retiring from Weir High School
after the 1998-1999 school year.
Football set.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
center
Center (American football)
Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...
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Purdue University
During his college years, McGrew was a stalwart center at Purdue UniversityPurdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
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NFL
McGrew was originally drafted by the Detroit LionsDetroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
in 1959, but on the following year was taken by the Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
during their inaugural season, when he played in all 14 games and was their starting center. Although he ended up as an All-AFL 2nd team member, he was replaced the following year by rookie Al Bemiller
Al Bemiller
Albert Delane Bemiller is a former American football offensive lineman for Syracuse University and in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills, playing on two league championship teams.-Buffalo Bills:...
and never played another game.
Semi-Pro
McGrew went on to play on the semi-pro level with the Wheeling Ironmen. On Saturday June 13, 2009, McGrew was one of eight new members in the 29th class to be inducted into the Minor Pro Football Hall of Fame.High school coaching
After leaving the Buffalo BillsBuffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in 1961, McGrew eventually began to coach football on the high school level. During this time, he also excelled as a ninth grade gym teacher, retiring from Weir High School
Weir High School
Weir Senior High School is a secondary public high school in the town of Weirton, West Virginia. It was established in 1916. Today, Weir High School is home to roughly 640 students in grades 9 through 12. it is a part of the Hancock County school district, part of , and the larger . The school has...
after the 1998-1999 school year.
Personal
He has been known by several nicknames, most notably "Dangerous Dan" and "Coach McGrew."Football cards
McGrew is featured on two football cards in 1960 and 1961, part of the FleerFleer
The Fleer Corporation, founded by Frank H. Fleer in 1885, was the first company to successfully manufacture bubblegum; it remained a family-owned enterprise until it was taken private in 1989....
Football set.