2004 USFTL Cleveland Hall Of Fame

Dan Demchuk

INDUCTION: PLAYER/COACH
PRESENTER: MICHAEL CIHON
CITY, STATE: CLEVELAND, OH
DATE OF BIRTH: 8/1/48
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6’1”/175
SPOUSE: NANCY
OCCUPATION: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/SENIOR VP OF 56 INDUSTRIES INC.
POSITION: SAFETY/WIDE RECEIVER
TEAM: CRESPINO’S, ROAD RUNNERS, SQUEEZE INN, ELECTROMOTIVE, MAGNACO INC
NUMBER: #32
CAREER: 18 YEARS (1975-1992)

SPECIAL AWARDS:
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES (1): 1979-Touch
ALL-CLEVELAND TEAM (1): 1988-Touch/Defense
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES (2): 1979-Euclid Touch, 1983-East Cleveland Touch
ALL-LEAGUE TEAM (1): 1979-Defense/Touch

DAN WAS THE PLAYER (DB/WR)/COACH/OFFENSIVE & DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR OF THE GREAT MAGNACO TEAMS, AVERAGING 24 POINTS ON OFFENSE AND GIVING UP ONLY 8 ON DEFENSE. HE PLAYED IN 5 CONSECUTIVE EUCLID TOUCH FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES (1976-1980), ALL AGAINST THE GIBBS TOUCH FOOTBALL TEAM. HE WON THE 1979 EUCLID TOUCH FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, DEFEATING GIBBS IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 7-6. MAGNACO ALSO STOPPED GIBBS 23 GAME WINNING STREAK IN 1978. IN 1980, PLACED 4^TH IN THE NTFL COLUMBUS, OH MICHELOB LIGHT LABOR DAY TOUCH FOOTBALL INVITATIONAL. IN 1981/1982, PLAYED IN THE STRONGSVILLE TOUCH FOOTBALL LEAGUE. IN 1983, MAGNACO WON THE EAST CLEVELAND NIGHT TOUCH FOOTBALLL LEAGUE. ALSO IN 1983, PLACED 2^ND IN THE NTFL CLEVELAND SPRING NIT. IN 1984 & 1985, MAGNACO WON THE “A” DIVISION OF THE NTFL SUNDAY MORNING LEAGUE TOUCH DIVISION. PLAYED IN THE NTFL COLUMBUS LABOR DAY, CINCINNATI SPRING, CHICAGO FALL CHALLENGE CUP & THE PONTIAC SILVERDOME TOURNAMENTS.