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Dan McGwire
Date of birth	December 18, 1967
Place of birth	Pomona, California
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Iowa San Diego State
NFL Draft	1991 / Round 1/ Pick 16
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1991-1994 1995	Seattle Seahawks Miami Dolphins

Daniel Scott McGwire (born December 18, 1967 in Pomona, California), brother of baseball slugger Mark McGwire, is a former Parade Magazine all-American at Claremont High in Claremont, California, made Street & Smith's top 50 list, was named honorable mention all-America by USA Today, completed 203 of 328 passes (61.9 percent) for 3,172 yards and 33 TDs as a senior, punted for a 40-yard average, led team to California's East Sectional title (includes 550 teams), was named California's 1985 Offensive Player of the Year, made the Cal-Hi Sports first team all-state squad, quarterbacked squad to three-year record of 36-3-1 including 13-1 mark as a senior, passed for 345 and 303 yards in sectional championship games as junior and senior, was named 1985 state MVP, and accumulated three-year varsity totals of 6,559 yards passing and 65 TDs. He was also double figure scorer and rebounder his last two seasons in basketball.

He initially signed with the University of Iowa where he played for two seasons in limited action before transferring to San Diego State University. In 1989, McGwire passed for 3,651 yards and in 1990 threw for 3,883 yards and 27 touchdowns and was named First-Team All-Conference and earned the title of Offensive Team Captain and won team MVP honors as a Senior.

McGwire was a first-round draft pick (16th overall) of the Seattle Seahawks in 1991 and went on to play for 5 seasons in the NFL from 1991 to 1995. He played for the Seattle Seahawks and one season for the Miami Dolphins. He was a backup to Dave Krieg in his rookie season but was expected to be the quarterback of the future. In his second season he was underwhelming in the pre-season and was named third string quarterback behind Stan Gelbaugh and Kelly Stouffer. In 1993, the Seahawks drafted Rick Mirer out of the University of Notre Dame and gave up on McGwire. After spending one season in Miami he was out of football.

At 6'8", Dan McGwire is the tallest quarterback to have ever played in the NFL.