David Russell Duerson (November 28, 1960 – February 17, 2011) was a former American football safety in the National Football League who played for the Chicago Bears (1983–1989), the New York Giants (1990), and the Phoenix Cardinals (1991–1993). Contents 1 Early life 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 After football 5 External links 6 Notes [edit] Early life Duerson played football, basketball, and baseball at Muncie Northside High School. He was given an opportunity to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers as a pitcher and outfielder in 1979, but declined. Duerson received many honors during his high school years, including the 1979 Indiana Mr. Football, and was part of the National Honor Society and The Musical Ambassadors All-American Band. [edit] College career Duerson played college football at the University of Notre Dame from 1979 to 1982. He graduated with honors, with a BA in Economics. He started all four years, and earned recognition as an All-American in 1981 and 1982 . He was named as his team's MVP in 1982, and a Captain. Years after graduating, Duerson won the Notre Dame Monogram Club, which honors the school's most distinguished alumni. Until recently, he was a member of the Notre Dame Board of Trustees. [edit] Professional career Duerson was selected to four consecutive Pro Bowls from 1986-1989 in his career, and won two championship rings with the Bears (Super Bowl XX) and with the Giants (Super Bowl XXV). During the 1986 season, Duerson set an NFL record (later broken in 2005 by Adrian Wilson of the Arizona Cardinals) for most sacks in a season by a defensive back, with seven. He also intercepted six passes for 139 yards with a long return of 38 yards. At season's end, Duerson was named first team All-Pro by Pro Football Weekly, the Pro Football Writers Association and The Sporting News and second team All-Pro by AP. In 1987, Duerson was the recipient of the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. In his 11 seasons, Duerson recorded 20 interceptions, which he returned for 226 yards, and 16 quarterback sacks. He also recovered five fumbles, returning them for 47 yards and a touchdown. [edit] After football Duerson owned three McDonald's restaurants in Louisville, Kentucky for six months, from late 1994 to April 1995. He purchased the majority interest in Fair Oaks Farms (formerly Brooks Sausage Company) in 1995.[1] Duerson grew the company from $23M revenue to over $63.5M in six years. In February 2002 Duerson sold Fair Oaks to build a state-of-the-art meat production plant (Duerson Foods, LLC).[citation needed] [edit] External links Duerson's stats [edit] Notes ^ Lloyd, Fonda Marie "We're black-owned", Black Enterprise, October, 1995, accessed February 17, 2011. v · d · eChicago Bears 1983 NFL Draft selections Jim Covert • Willie Gault • Mike Richardson • Dave Duerson • Tom Thayer • Pat Dunsmore • Richard Dent • Mark Bortz • Rob Fada • Mark Zavagnin • Anthony Hutchison • Gary Worthy • Oliver Williams Draft Years: 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 v · d · eChicago Bears Super Bowl XX Champions 4 Steve Fuller | 6 Kevin Butler | 8 Maury Buford | 9 Jim McMahon | 18 Mike Tomczak | 20 Thomas Sanders | 21 Leslie Frazier | 22 Dave Duerson | 23 Shaun Gayle | 24 Jeff Fisher | 26 Matt Suhey | 27 Mike Richardson | 29 Dennis Gentry | 31 Ken Taylor | 33 Calvin Thomas | 34 Walter Payton | 45 Gary Fencik | 48 Reggie Phillips | 50 Mike Singletary | 51 Jim Morrissey | 52 Cliff Thrift | 53 Dan Rains | 54 Brian Cabral | 55 Otis Wilson | 57 Tom Thayer | 58 Wilber Marshall | 59 Ron Rivera | 60 Tom Andrews | 62 Mark Bortz | 63 Jay Hilgenberg | 70 Henry Waechter | 71 Andy Frederick | 72 William Perry | 73 Mike Hartenstine | 74 Jim Covert | 75 Stefan Humphries | 76 Steve McMichael | 78 Keith Van Horne | 80 Tim Wrightman | 82 Ken Margerum | 83 Willie Gault | 85 Dennis McKinnon | 87 Emery Moorehead | 89 Keith Ortego | 95 Richard Dent (MVP) | 98 Tyrone Keys | 99 Dan Hampton Head Coach: Mike Ditka Coaches: Dale Haupt | Ed Hughes | Steve Kazor | Jim LaRue | Ted Plumb | Johnny Roland | Buddy Ryan | Dick Stanfel v · d · eNew York Giants Super Bowl XXV Champions 2 Raul Allegre | 5 Sean Landeta | 6 Matt Cavanaugh | 9 Matt Bahr | 11 Phil Simms | 15 Jeff Hostetler | 21 Reyna Thompson | 22 Lee Rouson | 23 Perry Williams | 24 Ottis Anderson (MVP) | 25 Mark Collins | 26 Dave Duerson | 27 Rodney Hampton | 28 Everson Walls | 29 Myron Guyton | 30 Dave Meggett | 34 Lewis Tillman | 43 David Whitmore | 44 Maurice Carthon | 46 Roger Brown | 47 Greg Jackson | 51 Bobby Abrams | 52 Pepper Johnson | 55 Gary Reasons | 56 Lawrence Taylor | 57 Larry McGrew | 58 Carl Banks | 59 Brian Williams | 60 Eric Moore | 61 Bob Kratch | 64 Tom Rehder | 65 Bart Oates | 70 Leonard Marshall | 72 Doug Riesenberg | 73 John Washington | 74 Erik Howard | 76 Jumbo Elliott | 77 Eric Dorsey | 80 Bob Mrosko | 81 Stacy Robinson | 82 Mark Ingram | 84 Troy Kyles | 85 Stephen Baker | 87 Howard Cross | 89 Mark Bavaro | 93 Mike Fox | 98 Johnie Cooks | 99 Steve DeOssie Head Coach: Bill Parcells Coaches: Bill Belichick | Romeo Crennel | Tom Coughlin | Ron Erhardt | Al Groh | Ray Handley | Fred Hoaglin | Johnny Parker | Mike Pope | Mike Sweatman | Charlie Weis
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| Born | November 28, 1960 Muncie, Indiana | ||
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| Died | February 17, 2011 (aged 50) Miami, Florida | ||
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| Year(s) | 1983 –1993 | ||
| NFL Draft | 1983 / Round: 3 / Pick: 64 | ||
| College | Notre Dame | ||
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| INT | 20 | ||
| INT yards | 226 | ||
| Sacks | 16 | ||
| Stats at NFL.com | |||
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David Russell Duerson (November 28, 1960 – February 17, 2011) was a former American football safety in the National Football League who played for the Chicago Bears (1983–1989), the New York Giants (1990), and the Phoenix Cardinals (1991–1993).
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