44 Facts About Dan Sileo

Daniel William Sileo was born on January 3,1964 and is an American former football player and current sports radio host.

Dan Sileo played college football at Maryland before transferring to Miami.

Dan Sileo was drafted in the third round of the 1987 NFL supplemental draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Dan Sileo was the host of The Dan Sileo Show in San Diego on KWFN 97.3 FM "The Fan" until April 2019.

Dan Sileo had been hired in August 2019 by IHeartMedia to host afternoons on Fox Sports 910 KGME in Phoenix, Arizona, but the program was discontinued the following week due to pressure from the Arizona Coyotes hockey team.

Dan Sileo received All-American honors as a senior by Adidas.

Dan Sileo originally enrolled at the University of Maryland, where as a freshman, in 1983, he played in 10 games and broke Hall of Famer Randy White's freshman bench press record with a 405-pound bench press.

Dan Sileo was a backup on the University of Maryland's 1983 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship team.

In 1984, Dan Sileo transferred to the University of Cincinnati before playing for the Bearcats, he transferred again, this time to the University of Miami.

Dan Sileo led the Hurricanes' defensive line in solo tackles with 50 and 97 total and tackles-for-loss with 13 and third in sacks with six and first in fumbles with eight.

Dan Sileo is considered the strongest player in program history with a 535-pound bench press and a 650-pound squat for an 1185-pound total, In 1986 made the AP All American team was 2nd team All American with the FWAA.

Dan Sileo set the record for Miami Hurricane Football players with a 535-pound bench press and 700-pound squat.

Dan Sileo ran out of his five-year eligibility for NCAA play after the 1986 season.

On September 6,1987, two days after the NCAA deemed him ineligible, Dan Sileo claimed that because he had not entered the 1986 NFL draft, he was a free agent; he proceeded to sign with the Buccaneers.

Dan Sileo is the second-highest drafted defensive lineman in NFL supplemental draft history and the ninth-highest drafted Miami Hurricane defensive tackle since 1980.

In 1999 Dan Sileo was an extra in the Oliver Stone movie "Any Given Sunday".

Dan Sileo was known as Bonecrusher Sileo, first hired by "Cowboy" Bob Orton in 1993 and was trained in Atlanta.

Dan Sileo later went to the Catch Wrestling Association in Vienna, Austria, where he wrestled for the Jr.

Dan Sileo was later hired by New Japan Pro-Wrestling in Tokyo and wrestled at the Tokyo Dome.

Dan Sileo was hired by 810 KGO San Francisco, where he was a sports anchor on the morning show called Dunbar and Rosie and was hired by former general manager Mickey Luckoff.

Dan Sileo moved another local station, 680 KNBR, where he hosted Sportsphone 68 and co-owned KTCT "The Ticket" 1050 where he hosted the morning show with Rod Brooks called Ebony and Ivory.

Dan Sileo was on the Oakland Raiders pre-game and postgame shows and was the sideline reporter for Stanford Cardinal football and the San Jose Sabercats pre-and postgame host.

In 1998, Dan Sileo moved to Tampa, to take over the morning show on 620 WDAE.

Dan Sileo raised the ratings for the show into the top 5.

Dan Sileo was the first person hired by then CEO Kraig Kitchin and helped build a network of 233 stations.

In September 2002, Dan Sileo moved back to Florida and debuted on WYGM 740 "The Team" in Orlando.

Dan Sileo announced on-air that he had signed a new contract extension with Clear Channel to continue his show, but it would move down the dial to 540 WFLF.

In March 2008, Dan Sileo's radio show was cancelled by WFXJ.

Dan Sileo was a Heisman Trophy voter, a member of the Football Writers Association of America and a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference media.

Dan Sileo was on the broadcast team for WFLA 970's broadcast of the Outback Bowl for four years.

Dan Sileo was hired by San Diego's "The Mighty" 1090 AM XEPRS in February 2014 to do a morning show from 6am-9am Monday through Friday.

In less than a year on The Mighty 1090's morning show, Dan Sileo was named to the Talkers Magazine's Top 100 sports radio shows in America at number 93 in 2014 after tripling the ratings.

In March 2015 and 2016, Dan Sileo was named radio pregame host of the San Diego Padres.

In 2015 Dan Sileo was named number 29 by Talkers Magazine, among the most important SportsTalk Radio shows in America.

Dan Sileo was named to RadioInk's Top 30 Local Sports Radio host in America at number 24.

Dan Sileo was one of the few ex-pro athletes hosting a morning sports radio talk show as a solo host in America.

In 2018, Dan Sileo was named to Radio Ink's Top 30 SportsTalk radio host in America.

In January 2018, Dan Sileo left "The Mighty 1090am" morning drive show for Entercom's new talk and sports station on 97.3 FM "The Machine" from 10am-2pm doing general talk radio.

In September 2020, Dan Sileo started a new nationally syndicated radio show on the USA Radio Network.

Dan Sileo's career has been marked by a series of several controversial events that led to his firing from three radio stations in 2012 and 2013.

Dan Sileo had joined 560 WQAM in Miami in April 2012 but was fired in March 2013 after several public missteps.

In November 2013, Dan Sileo was fired by WMEN after sending a tweet that he was placing a $1,000 bounty on Florida State defensive lineman Timmy Jernigan.

Dan Sileo said that he would pay $1,000 to any Miami Hurricanes player that "TAKES THIS KID OUT" while attaching a photo of Jernigan using his hands to create "The U".

Dan Sileo is a relative of former New York Mets Manager Bobby Valentine and New York Giants defensive end Andy Robustelli.