Dan Fouts is an American football player who played all of his career for the San Diego Chargers and later became a commentator for the NFL Games on CBS.

Personal life

The legendary football icon Dan Fouts was born on 10th June, 1951 in San Francisco, California. Dan Fouts was born to a loving father Bob Fouts who used to be the Bay Area Radio Hall of Famer and took keen interest in football himself. It was due to Bob’s passion for football that influenced Dan’s career in it. Dan is sixty-four years of age currently and is now recognized by the masses as a retired American football player.

Dan is an American and his ethnicity is white. Before being a football icon for the world, Dan was a simple college student who attended Marin Catholic School before being accepted on a scholarship by the University of Oregon. Growing up, Dan had to manage sports and academics as he represented the Oregon Ducks football team. Dan was initiated into the Hall of Fame of the University of Oregon in the year 1992. After completing his college football career, Dan turned into a professional in the year 1973.

As far as Dan Fouts’ personal life is concerned, it is said that he has lived it to the fullest. He has a beautiful wife named Jeri Martin whom he married in 1994. The couple has three children named Suzzane, Shannon and Dominic. Despite being a national icon, Dan isn’t active on any social media maybe because he likes to live a quiet life, devoid of any commotion.

Career

The exemplary professional career of Dan Fouts is something that every youngster can learn from. Dan didn’t just use to be a football player but he inspired the aspiring athletes from all over the world through his motivational talks. Dan had the personality and physique of an ideal football player. He was 6 feet and 3 inches tall and weighed 93 kg which is why he was so fast and strong. As mentioned earlier, Dan Fouts used to play football for his college team before he turned into a professional. He broke numerous records playing with the college team and set nineteen milestones. He used to play as a quarterback.

Dan Fouts commenced with his professional football career when he got recruited in the 3rd round of the NFL Draft in 1973 by San Diego Chargers. Dan was so loyal and grateful to this team that he spent his entire career playing for them and helped them win the covetous AFC West trophy for three consecutive years.

Dan Fouts was one of the very first sportsperson to be endorsed by the famous Nike brand and the company acknowledged him by naming a building after his name. Once Dan retired from professional football, he began working as a football analyst for ABC Sports in 1997 before he moved to CBS in the year 2008. Dan Fouts is an incredibly successful person who currently enjoys a net worth of $10 million.