Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.
That said, I met Dan when he was a lawyer in Buffalo and I was a lawyer in Rochester. We had a case against each other, and once on a phone call I said to him "Dan, why is your name so familiar to me?" to which he replied "I used to be the quarterback of the Buffalo Bills." When we finally met for depositions, he had the patience to sit around when the clients had left and chat about football with me. It's the only time I had an actual conversation with a Bills player and I cherished my brush with the NFL.
Much as with his Bills career, in our case Dan was a loser once again. But he was a very good natured guy and a fine lawyer.
RIP