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Dan Yochum
No. 67
PositionOffensive tackle
Personal information
Born(1950-08-19)August 19, 1950
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedAugust 26, 2020(2020-08-26) (agedย 70)
Northampton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6ย ft 5ย in (1.96ย m)
Listed weight252ย lb (114ย kg)
Career information
CollegeSyracuse
NFL draft1972: 2nd round, 37th overall pick
Career history
1972โ€“1980Montreal Alouettes
1980Edmonton Eskimos
Awards and highlights
Canadian Football Hall of Fameย (Class of 2004)

Dan Yochum (August 19, 1950 โ€“ August 26, 2020) was an American professional football player who was an offensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes from 1972โ€“1980 and the Edmonton Eskimos in 1980 of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He won three Grey Cups, two with the Alouettes and one with Edmonton, and was a four-time CFL All-Star.

Biography

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Yochum was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was selected in the second round of the 1972 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles after a stellar career at Syracuse University, but opted to enter the Canadian Football League that season. The Eagles, which held his NFL rights, made him available in the 1976 NFL expansion draft, where he was claimed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he never attended their training camp or played for them.

Yochum was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2004.[1]

Death

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Following recovery from COVID-19, Yochum died from a post-COVID heart ailment on August 26, 2020, in Northampton, Pennsylvania, exactly one week after his 70th birthday.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Hall of Fame Player". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Mink, Nick (August 27, 2020). "Dan Yochum, former Syracuse football captain, has died at 70". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Grace, Michael. "เธ‚เนˆเธฒเธงเธŸเธธเธ•เธšเธญเธฅ". Sports Live. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Fierro, Nick (August 27, 2020). "Dan Yochum, former Liberty star and CFL Hall of Famer, dies". The Morning Call. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

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1978 CFL season

Stevenson, Edmonton Eskimos OT โ€“ Jim Coode, Ottawa Rough Riders OT โ€“ Dan Yochum, Montreal Alouettes DT โ€“ Dave Fennell, Edmonton Eskimos DT โ€“ John Helton

Yochum

Yochum is a surname, an Americanized version of the German Joachim. It may refer to the following people: Dan Yochum (1950โ€“2020), American player of Canadian

1977 CFL season

Galloway, Saskatchewan Roughriders OT โ€“ Mike Wilson, Toronto Argonauts OT โ€“ Dan Yochum, Montreal Alouettes DT โ€“ Glen Weir, Montreal Alouettes DT โ€“ Dave Fennell

1977 Montreal Alouettes season

OT โ€“ Dan Yochum DT โ€“ Glen Weir LB โ€“ Chuck Zapiec DB โ€“ Dickie Harris DB โ€“ Randy Rhino SB โ€“ Peter Dalla Riva WR โ€“ Brock Aynsley OT โ€“ Dan Yochum DT โ€“ Glen

1979 CFL season

Butler, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OT โ€“ Nick Bastaja, Toronto Argonauts OT โ€“ Dan Yochum, Montreal Alouettes DT โ€“ Glen Weir, Montreal Alouettes DT โ€“ Mike Raines

Olympic Stadium (Montreal)

Stadium on August 6, 1999, with a single in the first inning off Expos pitcher Dan Smith. He had four hits in the game. As part of the commemorative stamps

TSN Top 50 CFL Players

LB Tom Wilkinson, QB Al Wilson, OL Earl Winfield, WR Harvey Wylie, DB Dan Yochum, OL Jim Young, WR Ben Zambiasi, LB Bill Zock, OL Joe Zuger, P First year

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Pajaczkowski "Prince" Hal Patterson Herb Trawick Pierre Vercheval Virgil Wagner Dan Yochum Mike Pringle Anthony Calvillo Ben Cahoon Retired numbers 13 Calvillo 27