Dan Turk

Dan Turk

Date of birth:	June 25, 1962(1962-06-25)
Place of birth:	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Date of death:	December 24, 2000(2000-12-24) (aged 38)
Career information
Position(s):	Center
College:	Wisconsin
NFL Draft:	1985 / Round: 4 / Pick: 101
Organizations
As player:
1985-1986 1987-1988 1989-1994 1995-1996 1997-1999	Pittsburgh Steelers Tampa Bay Buccaneers Los Angeles Raiders Oakland Raiders Washington Redskins
Playing stats at NFL.com

Daniel Anthony Turk (June 25, 1962 – December 24, 2000) was an American football center in the National Football League from 1985 to 1999 for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oakland Raiders, and Washington Redskins. Turk was mainly used as a long snapper and reserve center. He was a very reliable long snapper in the NFL.

Raider

In 1995, as a result of a training camp injury to Don Mosebar, he became the fourth starting center in Raider history. That year he started all 16 games, between Steve Wisniewski at left guard and Kevin Gogan at right guard, and did a credible job for a team finishing with a won-lost record of 8-8, Mike White's first year as head coach. But the following year, he was replaced by a heavier and more powerful blocker: Barret Robbins.

Redskin

Dan Turk went to Washington in 1997, long snapping to his brother, Matt Turk, as a holder for place kicking and as a punter from 1997 to 1999. In 1999, Dan Turk was diagnosed with cancer, but yet continued to play for the Redskins during their 10-6 season. However, he botched several snaps during the regular season, and worst of all, snapped so badly on what could have been a game-winning 51-yard field goal that Brett Conway could not get the kick off from the mud in Turk's last game, a divisional round contest of the 1999-00 NFL playoffs against his former club, the Buccaneers. He died from testicular cancer the following year at age 38.

External links

• Raiders 1995 season
• BUCPOWER.com bio
• BUCPOWER.com - Dan Turk dies
• Chicago Sun-Times - Dan Turk dies
• SI.com - Dan Turk dies

Persondata
Name	Turk, Dan
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	June 25, 1962
Place of birth	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Date of death	December 24, 2000
Place of death