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Daniel Glenn Doornink (born February 1, 1956) is a former professional
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in the
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who played one season for the
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and seven seasons for the
Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 a ...
. Born in
Yakima, Washington Yakima ( or ) is a city in and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, and the state's 11th-largest city by population. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 96,968 and a metropolitan population of 256,728. The unin ...
, Doornink graduated from Wapato High School in 1974 and played college football at
Washington State University Washington State University (Washington State, WSU, or informally Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university with its flagship, and oldest, campus in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant uni ...
in Pullman. He was selected in the
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of the
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by the Giants, then was traded to the Seahawks in August 1979 for a Seahawks fans gave him the nicknames of "Dr. Dan" for his medical career, and "Mr. Third Down" for his knack of frequently picking up a first down for the team on third down when given the ball via run or pass. He ran for 123 yards on 27 carries for the Seahawks in a wild-card playoff win over the
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on December 22,
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in the
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in
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. After a series of injuries in
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, Doornink was released by the Seahawks in Doornink earned his
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at the
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in Seattle and practiced internal medicine as a
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in
Yakima Yakima ( or ) is a city in and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, and the state's 11th-largest city by population. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 96,968 and a metropolitan population of 256,728. The uni ...
. Sharon, have four children, Heidi, Danielle, Tyler, and Grace. Prior to the Seahawks
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preseason game on August 25 against the
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at
Qwest Field Lumen Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Seattle, Washington, United States. Located in the city's SoDo neighborhood, it is the home field for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL), the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL, ...
in Seattle, he raised the 12th Man flag. In August 2021, Doornink was hospitalized for
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. Although vaccinated, he has an autoimmune blood disorder which makes him more susceptible to complications. Doornink was placed on a ventilator and then removed from it when his breathing improved. After being released from the hospital, he needed months of recovery.


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- former NFL linebacker who became a lawyer and US Representative *
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- former NFL player who became an ophthalmologist *
Dennis Claridge Dennis Bert Claridge (August 18, 1941 – May 1, 2018) was an American football player, a quarterback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at the University of Nebraska under ...
– former NFL quarterback who became an orthodontist * Laurent Duvernay-Tardif – current NFL player who earned a medical degree while playing in the league * John Frank - Super Bowl winning SF 49er who became a NY City based plastic surgeon * Joel Makovicka – former NFL fullback who became a doctor of physical therapy *
Bill McColl William Frazer McColl Jr. (born April 2, 1930) is an American athlete, surgeon, and politician. He is best remembered as a college football star before becoming a professional with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League, for whom h ...
- former NFL player who became an orthopedic surgeon, father of Milt McColl * Milt McColl - former NFL linebacker who became a medical doctor * Frank Ryan – former NFL player and mathematician, who maintained an academic career while playing in the league *
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– former NFL defensive back who was also a
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and is now serving a neurosurgery residency *
John Urschel John Cameron Urschel (born June 24, 1991) is a Canadian-American mathematician, former professional American football guard and center and chess player. He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the ...
– former NFL player and mathematician who was a PhD candidate while playing in the league *
Byron White Byron "Whizzer" Raymond White (June 8, 1917 April 15, 2002) was an American professional football player and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1962 until his retirement in 1993. Born and raised in Colora ...
- former NFL running back who became a US Supreme Court Justice *
Rob Zatechka Robert Brett Zatechka (born December 1, 1971) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was born to Douglas and Jane Zatechka in 1971. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 199 ...
– former NFL guard who became a medical doctor


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Dan Doornink raises the 12th Man flag at Qwest Field in Seattle, Sunday, August 26, 2007
* 1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Yakima, Washington New York Giants players Seattle Seahawks players Washington State Cougars football players American football fullbacks Physicians from Washington (state) {{runningback-1950s-stub