Dave Logan (American football)
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David Russell Logan is a former American football
player. Logan played in nine National Football League
seasons from 1976 to 1984, primarily for the Cleveland Browns
. At the completion of his collegiate career
at the University of Colorado
, Logan was drafted by professional sports franchises in the NFL (the Cleveland Browns), the National Basketball Association
(by the Sacramento Kings
), and Major League Baseball
(the Cincinnati Reds
), a three-way coup matched only by baseball hall-of-famer
Dave Winfield
and another CU great John Lewis
.
Logan's career after professional football has been in broadcasting
and coaching
. He is the play-by-play voice on Denver Broncos
radio broadcasts and a talk show
host on AM 850 KOA radio in Denver. "The Dave Logan Show" (formerly "The Ride Home") airs during the afternoon rush hour, usually from 3 to 7 pm.
He is also the football
coach at J. K. Mullen High School in southwestern Denver. Logan is the only person in Colorado Prep history to coach championship football teams at three different schools (Arvada West
, Chatfield, and Mullen).
In 2009, Dave launched TeamDaveLogan.com, a web-based consumer referral network of home improvement providers.
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...
player. Logan played in nine 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...
seasons from 1976 to 1984, primarily for the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. At the completion of his collegiate career
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at the University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
, Logan was drafted by professional sports franchises in the NFL (the Cleveland Browns), the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
(by the Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
), and Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
(the Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
), a three-way coup matched only by baseball hall-of-famer
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...
Dave Winfield
Dave Winfield
David Mark Winfield is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. He is currently Executive Vice President/Senior Advisor of the San Diego Padres and an analyst for the ESPN program Baseball Tonight...
and another CU great John Lewis
John Lewis
John Lewis may refer to:* John Lewis Partnership, a United Kingdom worker co-operative retailer** John Lewis , a department store chain in the United Kingdom-Politics:...
.
Logan's career after professional football has been in broadcasting
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
and coaching
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
. He is the play-by-play voice on Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
radio broadcasts and a talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
host on AM 850 KOA radio in Denver. "The Dave Logan Show" (formerly "The Ride Home") airs during the afternoon rush hour, usually from 3 to 7 pm.
He is also the football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
coach at J. K. Mullen High School in southwestern Denver. Logan is the only person in Colorado Prep history to coach championship football teams at three different schools (Arvada West
Arvada West High School
Arvada West High School is a public secondary school in Arvada, Colorado. Opened in 1963, it is one of four high schools in Arvada.-History:Arvada West High School was contracted in 1961 and opened in 1963....
, Chatfield, and Mullen).
In 2009, Dave launched TeamDaveLogan.com, a web-based consumer referral network of home improvement providers.