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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1967-12-18)December 18, 1967 (age 57) Pomona, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Claremont(Claremont, California) | ||||||||
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| NFL draft: | 1991: 1st round, 16th pick | ||||||||
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Daniel Scott McGwire (born December 18, 1967) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aquarterback for theSeattle Seahawks andMiami Dolphins of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theSan Diego State Aztecs.
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McGwire was born inPomona, California, and is a formerParade Magazine All-American atClaremont High School inClaremont, California. He madeStreet & Smith's top 50 list, was named honorable mention all-America byUSA Today, completed 203 of 328 passes (61.9 percent) for 3,172 yards and 33 touchdowns as a senior, punted for a 40-yard average, led his team toCalifornia's East Sectional title (includes 550 teams), was named California's 1985 Offensive Player of the Year, made the Cal-Hi Sports first-team all-state squad, quarterbacked squad to three-year record of 36–3–1 including 13–1 mark as a senior, passed for 345 and 303 yards in sectional championship games as junior and senior, was named 1985 state MVP, and accumulated three-year varsity totals of 6,559 yards passing and 65 touchdowns. He was also a double-figure scorer and rebounder his last two seasons in basketball.
McGwire initially enrolled with theUniversity of Iowa where he played for two seasons in limited action before transferring toSan Diego State University. In 1989, McGwire passed for 3,651 yards for 16 touchdowns and 19 interceptions.[1] In 1990, he threw for 3,883 yards, 27 touchdowns, and seven interceptions and earned first-team all-WAC honors.[1][2]
Career statistics
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| Year | Team | Comp | Att | Yds | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
| Iowa | |||||||||||
| 1986 | Iowa | 6 | 12 | 174 | 2 | 1 | 210.1 | 3 | −23 | −7.7 | 2 |
| 1987 | Iowa | 41 | 72 | 506 | 4 | 3 | 126.0 | 7 | −36 | −5.1 | 0 |
| San Diego State | |||||||||||
| 1989 | San Diego State | 258 | 440 | 3,651 | 16 | 19 | 131.7 | 64 | −228 | −3.6 | 2 |
| 1990 | San Diego State | 270 | 449 | 3,833 | 27 | 7 | 148.6 | 35 | −169 | −4.8 | 1 |
| Career | 575 | 973 | 8,164 | 49 | 30 | 140.0 | 109 | −456 | −4.2 | 3 | |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft7+7⁄8 in (2.03 m) | 243 lb (110 kg) | 34+1⁄2 in (0.88 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 5.10 s | 1.78 s | 2.96 s | 4.36 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[3][4] | ||||||||||||
McGwire was a first round draft pick (16th overall) to theSeattle Seahawks in 1991 and went on to play for five seasons in theNational Football League (NFL), from 1991 to 1995.[5] At six feet and eight inches, McGwire was the tallest quarterback to play in the NFL upon his professional debut.[6] He played four seasons for the Seahawks and one season for theMiami Dolphins. He was a backup toDave Krieg in his rookie season but was expected to be thequarterback of the future. In his second season, he was underwhelming in the preseason and was named third string quarterback behindStan Gelbaugh andKelly Stouffer. In 1993, the Seahawks draftedRick Mirer out of theUniversity of Notre Dame in the first round, seemingly giving up on McGwire. In 1994 after an injury to Mirer, McGwire got the first and only extended playing time of his career. He started three games, in which the team went 1–2, and on the season threw 105 passes, completing 51 of them for 578 yards and one touchdown. The brief playing time did not materialize into anything larger however, and that would be his last season for the Seahawks. After spending one season in Miami he was out of football.
McGwire is generally considered a first round bust, given the fact that he was the first quarterback taken in the 1991 draft that sawBrett Favre go in the second round.[7][8]
| Year | Team | GP | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Fum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | SEA | 1 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 27 | 3.86 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 1992 | SEA | 2 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 116 | 3.87 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 25.8 | 0 |
| 1993 | SEA | 2 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 24 | 4.80 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 111.7 | 0 |
| 1994 | SEA | 7 | 51 | 105 | 48.6 | 578 | 5.51 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 60.7 | 5 |
| 1995 | MIA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0 |
| Career | 13 | 74 | 148 | 50.0 | 745 | 5.03 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 52.3 | 5 |
McGwire's older brother is former Major League Baseball playerMark McGwire.[7][10]
From his previous marriage to Dana Orlich, daughter of NFL defensive endDan Orlich, Dan McGwire has three daughters, two of whom played Division I college basketball.[11][12][13] Oldest daughter Morgan, a 6'5forward, played forSanta Clara from 2014 to 2018.[12] Younger daughter Mallory, a six-foot-fivecenter, played atOregon from 2016 to 2018 before transferring toBoise State, where she has been active since the 2019–20 season.[13]
After retiring from football, McGwire moved toReno, Nevada, and worked as an insurance agent and lighting company executive.[12][7]
