Dan Turk
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| Dan Turk | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | June 25, 1962 |
| Place of birth: |  Milwaukee, WI |
| Date of death: | December 24, 2000 (age 38) |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Center |
| Jersey №: | 66 |
| College: | James Madison Wisconsin Drake |
| NFL Draft: | 1985 / Round: 4 / Pick: 101 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1985-1986 1987-1988 1989-1994 1995-1996 1997-1999 |
Pittsburgh Steelers Tampa Bay Buccaneers Los Angeles Raiders Oakland Raiders Washington Redskins |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Daniel Anthony Turk (June 25, 1962 – December 24, 2000) was an American football center in the NFL from 1985 to 1999 for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oakland Raiders, and Washington Redskins. Turk, the older brother of punter Matt Turk, is unfortunately best remembered[citation needed] for a botched snap on would have been a 51-yard field goal attempt by Brett Conway in Turk's last NFL game, a playoff game for the Redskins against his former club, the Buccaneers. Turk died from testicular cancer at age 38.
