Mark Donahue (American football)
Encyclopedia
Mark Joseph Donahue is a former All-America
n football
offensive guard
who played with the University of Michigan
Wolverines
and the Cincinnati Bengals
.
A native of Oak Lawn, Illinois
, Donahue attended Brother Rice High School in the Chicago Catholic League
before enrolling at the University of Michigan. Donahue was a two-time consensus All-American lineman, earning the honor in 1976
and 1977
. He was the 13th player in Michigan football history to be twice honored as an All-American and was considered one of the finest pulling guards ever to play at Michigan.
Donahue was a varsity letter
man on the 1975 and 1976 offensive lines that produced both of the games in which Michigan had three rushers accumulate 100 yards.
by the Cincinnati Bengals and played offensive guard for the Bengals in 1978 and 1979.
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n football
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...
offensive guard
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
who played with the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
Wolverines
Michigan Wolverines football
The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history...
and the Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
.
A native of Oak Lawn, Illinois
Oak Lawn, Illinois
Oak Lawn is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 55,245 at the 2000 census.Oak Lawn is a suburb of the city of Chicago, located southwest of the city...
, Donahue attended Brother Rice High School in the Chicago Catholic League
Chicago Catholic League
The Chicago Catholic League is a high school athletic conference based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. All of the schools are currently part of the Illinois High School Association, the governing body for Illinois scholastic sports...
before enrolling at the University of Michigan. Donahue was a two-time consensus All-American lineman, earning the honor in 1976
1976 College Football All-America Team
The 1976 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America,...
and 1977
1977 College Football All-America Team
The 1977 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America,...
. He was the 13th player in Michigan football history to be twice honored as an All-American and was considered one of the finest pulling guards ever to play at Michigan.
Donahue was a varsity letter
Varsity letter
A varsity letter is an award earned in the United States for excellence in school activities. A varsity letter signifies that its winner was a qualified varsity team member, awarded after a certain standard was met.- Description :...
man on the 1975 and 1976 offensive lines that produced both of the games in which Michigan had three rushers accumulate 100 yards.
Professional career
Donahue was selected in the 11th round of the 1978 NFL Draft1978 NFL Draft
The 1978 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 2–3, 1978...
by the Cincinnati Bengals and played offensive guard for the Bengals in 1978 and 1979.