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| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1950-08-19)August 19, 1950 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 2020(2020-08-26) (aged 70) Northampton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 252 lb (114 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Syracuse |
| NFL draft | 1972: 2nd round, 37th overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 1972–1980 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 1980 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Awards and highlights | |
Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2004) | |
Dan Yochum (August 19, 1950 – August 26, 2020) was an American professionalfootball player who was anoffensive lineman for theMontreal Alouettes from 1972–1980 and theEdmonton Eskimos in 1980 of theCanadian Football League (CFL). He won threeGrey Cups, two with the Alouettes and one with Edmonton, and was a four-time CFL All-Star.
Yochum was born inBethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was selected in the second round of the1972 NFL draft by thePhiladelphia Eagles after a stellar career atSyracuse University, but opted to enter theCanadian Football League that season. The Eagles, which held his NFL rights, made him available in the1976 NFL expansion draft, where he was claimed by theTampa Bay Buccaneers, but he never attended their training camp or played for them.
Yochum was inducted into theCanadian Football Hall of Fame in 2004.[1]
Following recovery fromCOVID-19, Yochum died from a post-COVID heart ailment on August 26, 2020, inNorthampton, Pennsylvania, exactly one week after his 70th birthday.[2][3][4]
