Dave Lindstrom
Encyclopedia
David Alan "Dave" Lindstrom (born November 16, 1954 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
) ia a former American football
defensive end
in the National Football League
playing eight seasons (1978–1986) for the Kansas City Chiefs
. Drafted by San Diego Chargers
in 1977
, Lindstrom was inducted into both the Boston University
Hall of Fame and Massachusetts High School Hall of Fame in 1993.
Lindstrom now serves the chairman of the Overland Park
Visitors and Convention Bureau as well as a Kansas City Chiefs Ambassador. This successful professional athlete, businessman and politician
, is devoted to helping others and giving back to his community which has led to a long record of civic and charitable work. He is the franchisee
/operator of four Burger King
restaurants in the Kansas City area
.
A Johnson County, Kansas
resident since 1979, Dave and Mary, his wife of 28 years, are parents of Halee and Adrienne.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
) ia a former American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
defensive end
Defensive end
Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
playing eight seasons (1978–1986) for the Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
. Drafted by San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in 1977
1977 NFL Draft
The 1977 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 3–4, 1977...
, Lindstrom was inducted into both the Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
Hall of Fame and Massachusetts High School Hall of Fame in 1993.
Lindstrom now serves the chairman of the Overland Park
Overland Park, Kansas
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 149,080 people, 59,703 households, and 39,702 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,627.0 people per square mile . There were 62,586 housing units at an average density of 1,102.9 per square mile...
Visitors and Convention Bureau as well as a Kansas City Chiefs Ambassador. This successful professional athlete, businessman and politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, is devoted to helping others and giving back to his community which has led to a long record of civic and charitable work. He is the franchisee
Franchising
Franchising is the practice of using another firm's successful business model. The word 'franchise' is of anglo-French derivation - from franc- meaning free, and is used both as a noun and as a verb....
/operator of four Burger King
Burger King
Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
restaurants in the Kansas City area
Kansas City Metropolitan Area
The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a fifteen-county metropolitan area that is anchored by Kansas City, Missouri and is bisected by the border between the states of Missouri and Kansas. As of the 2010 Census, the metropolitan area has a population of 2,035,334. The metropolitan area is the...
.
A Johnson County, Kansas
Johnson County, Kansas
Johnson County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. The county is largely suburban, being part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, and containing many of its affluent southwestern suburbs. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 544,179. Its county...
resident since 1979, Dave and Mary, his wife of 28 years, are parents of Halee and Adrienne.