Dan Yochum

Dan Yochum
No. 67
Born:(1950-08-19)August 19, 1950
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:August 26, 2020(2020-08-26) (aged 70)
Northampton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)OT
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight252 lb (114 kg)
CollegeSyracuse
NFL draft1972, round: 2, pick: 37
Drafted byPhiladelphia Eagles
Career history
As player
1972–1980Montreal Alouettes
1980Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1975–1978
CFL East All-Star1973–1979
Career stats

Dan Yochum (August 19, 1950 – August 26, 2020) was an American professional football player who was an offensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes from 1972–1980 and the Edmonton Eskimos in 1980 of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He won three Grey Cups, two with the Alouettes and one with Edmonton, and was a four-time CFL All-Star.

Biography

Yochum was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was selected in the second round of the 1972 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles after a stellar career at Syracuse University, but opted to enter the Canadian Football League that season. The Eagles, which held his NFL rights, made him available in the 1976 NFL expansion draft, where he was claimed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he never attended their training camp or played for them.

Yochum was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2004.[1]

Death

Following recovery from COVID-19, Yochum died from a post-COVID heart ailment on August 26, 2020, in Northampton, Pennsylvania, exactly one week after his 70th birthday.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Hall of Fame Player". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Mink, Nick (August 27, 2020). "Dan Yochum, former Syracuse football captain, has died at 70". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Grace, Michael. "ข่าวฟุตบอล". Sports Live. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Fierro, Nick (August 27, 2020). "Dan Yochum, former Liberty star and CFL Hall of Famer, dies". The Morning Call. Retrieved April 3, 2023.