Danan Hughes played as a wide receiver for Bayonne High School in New Jersey from 1984 to 1988.
11 Facts About Danan Hughes
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Danan Hughes spent his collegiate football career playing wide receiver for the University of Iowa from 1989 to 1992.
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That team record stood until the 2006 season when freshman Dominique Douglas passed Danan Hughes to become Iowa's all-time freshman receiving leader.
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Danan Hughes admitted in an interview on 1600 KGYM's "Balbinot and Brommelkamp" radio show in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on September 27,2011, the celebration was premeditated.
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Danan Hughes played outfield for the Hawkeye baseball team and was one of the best two-sport athletes in Iowa history.
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Danan Hughes was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1992 amateur baseball draft by the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Danan Hughes played minor league baseball for the 1992 and 1993 seasons in the Pioneer League for the Helena Brewers.
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Danan Hughes decided to make football his full-time profession after college when the Kansas City Chiefs selected him in the seventh round of the 1993 NFL draft.
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Danan Hughes played for the Chiefs from 1993 to 1998 as a wide receiver and special teams player.
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Since 2008, Danan Hughes has served as a college football and college baseball analyst for the Big Ten Network.
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On July 17,2020, it was announced that Danan Hughes would be joining the Kansas City Chiefs' radio broadcasting team as an analyst.