Daniel Mametta Colchico was an American athlete who played defensive end in the National Football League.
11 Facts About Dan Colchico
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Dan Colchico was born May 27,1935, in Port Chicago, California, part of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Particularly skilled on the football field, Dan Colchico graduated from Mt.
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Dan Colchico was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 7th round of the 1959 NFL draft.
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Dan Colchico was a member of the San Francisco 49ers organization for seven years from 1960 to 1967 and played two seasons for the New Orleans Saints before retiring from the NFL.
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Dan Colchico died April 27,2014, at his home in Concord, California, from complications due to heart surgery.
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Dan Colchico was 76 years old at the time of his death.
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In 1962 Dan Colchico was awarded the Len Eshmont Award, an award granted by the San Francisco 49ers to the player best exemplifying inspirational and courageous play and regarded as the highest team honor.
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Dan Colchico was an inductee of the San Jose State Alumni Hall of Fame.
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Dan Colchico donated his brain to Boston University chronic traumatic encephalopathy Research Program with the hope of having others gain insight into the correlation of subconcussions received through playing Football and how it relates to addictive behavior, depression, impulse control and dementia.
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Dan Colchico was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with this disease, which is caused by repeated hits to the head.