Dick Danehe
Appearance
![]() Danehe pictured c. 1941 at USC | |
No. 27 | |
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Position: | Tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | September 10, 1920
Died: | June 20, 2018 | (aged 97)
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Hickman (Columbia, Missouri) |
College: | USC |
Career history | |
Player stats at PFR |
Richard Michael Danehe (September 10, 1920 – June 20, 2018) was an American football defensive end and tackle who played two seasons with the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference. He played college football at the University of Southern California, having previously attended Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri. He later worked as a football announcer.[1] Danehe died in June 2018 at the age of 97.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Register, Orange County Register | Orange County (September 13, 2007). "The game that changed the world". Orange County Register. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "In memoriam: 'Dick' Danehe, 98, USC football letterman and WWII veteran". USC Today. September 3, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Dick Danehe at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 2018 deaths
- American football tackles
- Los Angeles Dons players
- Santa Ana Army Air Base Flyers football players
- USC Trojans football players
- Hickman High School alumni
- Sportspeople from Columbia, Missouri
- Players of American football from Memphis, Tennessee
- Players of American football from Missouri
- American football defensive lineman, 1920s birth stubs