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I went to OP Highschool with his daughter and knew her well as she was in my circle of friends. There were three daughters and all of them were smart and athletic. I met Dan a few times- nice guy. 

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I saw him play behind the deteriorated post-Saban Bills teams.   Glory days were over.  

 

1968 -1970:   His coaches were Joe Collier/Harvey Johnson and then two years of John Rauch using OJ as a decoy.  This was a terrible and miserable 3 season span for the Bills.  

 

RIP Dan.  You gave it a good shot.  

 

 

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1 hour ago, MarlinTheMagician said:

Watched him too.  Knew an attorney who worked with him as a lawyer - said he was a good man.  Godspeed Dan.  

For whatever reason, I love athletes who embarked on an entirely different (not connected to sports) career when their playing days were over. RIP.

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Not only did I watch him play (yeah I'm old) but I did a transaction with him once in his capacity as a lawyer.  Class guy and well respected in his field.  He was a pleasure to work with.

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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

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