Dan Lynch

Dan Lynch is a retired American football offensive guard. He attended Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, Washington. He was inducted into the Washington State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.

College career
From 1980-1984, Lynch played college football at the Washington State University where he was a First Team All-American and won the Morris Trophy as the Pac-10's top offensive lineman. He was also on the 1984 Bob Hope Christmas Special. Lynch is the only player to play in two Senior Bowl all-star games due to being granted an extra year of eligibility.

The quote
Lynch is known for his memorable remark before the 1984 Apple Cup against the rival Washington Huskies, "There are four important stages in your life. You're born, you play the Huskies, you get married and you die."

Professional career
He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the National Football League in the twelfth round of the 1985 NFL Draft. During the pre-season camp he suffered from Addison's disease, which saw his weight drop from 270 pounds to 170 pounds. While he played in the pre-season, he never actually played in a regular season NFL game.

After retiring from football he completed a MBA at the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley and moved to work in Central Europe and now resides in Prague, Czech Republic.