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Dan Dierdorf
Born 1949-06-29 · Canton, Ohio, USA
Dan Dierdorf is a former NFL offensive lineman and longtime football broadcaster, known for his insightful commentary and steady presence across multiple decades of network television. A Hall of Fame player with the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1970s, Dierdorf transitioned seamlessly into broadcasting after his playing career ended in 1983. He began his media career with CBS before moving to ABC’s Monday Night Football in 1987, where he spent over a decade as one of the league’s most prominent analysts. Dierdorf’s commentary was known for its balance: firm, informed, and delivered without exaggeration, often drawing on his offensive line background to highlight nuances of trench play that were otherwise overlooked. In 1999, he returned to CBS as a lead analyst for The NFL on CBS, where he called multiple playoff games and remained a central figure in the network’s NFL coverage through the 2013 season. Dierdorf also contributed to college football broadcasts and various studio assignments during his career. Respected for both his football intellect and straightforward style, Dierdorf was honored with the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award in 2008 for his exceptional contributions to sports broadcasting.
Acting credits
7.0Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player.
Jerry Maguire
1996
5.6Steve McNair was an NFL legend whose life was seemingly cut short by a crime of passion. Is there more to this chilling tragedy than meets the eye?
Untold: The Murder of Air McNair
2024
5.2A Philadelphia garbageman is discovered by the Philadelphia Eagles and signed by them to become a kicker.
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon
1998
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Sex, Drugs and Consequences
1996
NRIn September 1970, ABC Sports started a revolution that became an American Institution. Now, 25 seasons later, the beginning of every autumn work week is much easier to handle. The 25th Anniversary of ABC's Monday Night Football celebrates the highlights and history made by football's greatest players and play-by-players. The hard-hitting action is all here in classic overtime victories, amazing runs, winning kicks, blitzes, bloopers and bizarre moments from the NFL's greatest night.
Monday Night Football: 25th Anniversary
1994
10.0Bo Schembechler knew a thing or two about winning college football games, and this commemorative program pays tribute to his enduring legacy at the University of Michigan as head coach of the Wolverines. Highlights include interviews with Wolverine alumni Dan Dierdorf, Bump Elliott, Jamie Morris, Jim Brandstetter, John Falk and Lloyd Carr, plus fond remembrances from Schembechler's close friends and colleagues.
Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines
2008