| Date of birth: | June 1, 1953 |
| Place of birth: | Vancouver, Washington, United States |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | Defensive tackle |
| College: | Washington |
| NFL Draft: | 1975 / Round: 3 / Pick: 56 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1975 1976-1978 1979-1980 |
Baltimore Colts Tampa Bay Buccaneers Oakland Raiders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Pro Bowls: | 1 |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
David Pear (born June 1, 1953 in Vancouver, Washington) is a retired American football defensive tackle. He was the first Tampa Bay Buccaneers player to be selected to the Pro Bowl and played in Super Bowl XV for the winning Oakland Raiders.
Pear started a blog with a friend, Robert Lee, in February 2008 [1] that has become one of the most popular and vocal sites on issues relating to retired players' disability and pension issues.
He has been quoted saying, "The NFL destroys families." "I wish I had never played." [2]
He has also been quoted saying, "Don't let your kids play football. Never." [3]
References
- ^ "Dave Pear's Official Blog". http://www.davepear.com/.
- ^ "Pain and Regret, by Jason Cole, Yahoo! Sports, 9/18/07". http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Ag.wLNZL3MzzO6qnkT98KpQ5nYcB?slug=jc-davepear091807&prov=yhoo&type=lgns.
- ^ "SI.com article, Jeff Pearlman>PEARLS OF WISDOM, 12/18/09". http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jeff_pearlman/12/18/pear/index.html?xid=FanHouse.
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