Dave Pear

Dave Pear

Position(s) Defensive tackle, Nose tackle Jersey #(s) 65, 74, 76
Born	June 1, 1953 (1953-06-01) (age 58)
Career information
Year(s)	1975–1980
NFL Draft	1978 / Round: 3 / Pick: 58
College	Brigham Young
Professional teams
Baltimore Colts (1975) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976-1978) Oakland Raiders (1979-1980)
Career stats
Games Played	79
Games Started	62
Fumbles Recovered	7
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl (1978) Super Bowl champion (XV)

David Pear (born June 1, 1953 in Vancouver, Washington) is a retired American football defensive tackle. He was the first Tampa Bay Buccaneers player to be selected to the Pro Bowl and played in Super Bowl XV for the winning Oakland Raiders.

Through his football career, Pear suffered a number of injuries which required spinal surgery and hip replacement and have resulted in vertigo, memory loss^[1] and speech impairment.^[2] Pear started a blog with a friend, Robert Lee, in February 2008^[3] which discusses retired players' disability and pension issues.

He has been quoted saying, "The NFL destroys families." "I wish I had never played."^[4]

He has also been quoted saying, "Don't let your kids play football. Never."^[5]

References

1. ^ Former NFL star Dave Pear is sorry he ever played football SI.com
2. ^ Pain and regret By Jason Cole, Yahoo! Sports September 18, 2007
3. ^ "Dave Pear's Official Blog". http://www.davepear.com/. 
4. ^ "Pain and Regret, by Jason Cole, Yahoo! Sports, 9/18/07". http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Ag.wLNZL3MzzO6qnkT98KpQ5nYcB?slug=jc-davepear091807&prov=yhoo&type=lgns. 
5. ^ "SI.com article, Jeff Pearlman>PEARLS OF WISDOM, 12/18/09". CNN. December 18, 2009. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jeff_pearlman/12/18/pear/index.html?xid=FanHouse. 

Persondata
Name	Pear, Dave
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	June 1, 1953
Place of birth	Vancouver, Washington, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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