Dan played both football and baseball at Bellarmine College Prep and, in 1968, he was drafted by the New York Mets who saw him as a potential major-league shortstop. He decided, however, to attend the nearby University of Santa Clara where he majored in political science and continued to play sports. His interest in baseball soon fell to his skill...
"I'm kind of shy in public. I get embarrassed by the attention." (Quoted in a Playgirl Magazine interview, December of 1980, which was accompanied by a series of shower-room photos showing Pastorini stripped to his jockstrap and then with his jockstrap removed.)
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Fact
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Lives and works in Houston, Texas as President of DP7 Racing www.dp7racing.com. [2009]
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In 2011, published an autobiography: "Taking Flak - My Life in the Fast Lane.".
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Arrested on April 26, 2010 and charged with DWI following a traffic accident in Bryan, Texas.
On the Fantasy Island (1977) episode, "The Cheerleaders", he plays a quarterback for a team called the "Titans". In real life, he was a quarterback for the Houston Oilers, which later became the Tennessee Titans.
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Ranks 34th on NFL All-Time Yards Lost List (2,229).
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Ranks 50th on NFL All-Time Times Sacked List (246).
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Tied with Richard Todd at 42nd on NFL All-Time Passes Intercepted List (161).
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Ranks 98th on NFL All-Time Passing Touchdowns List (103).
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Ranks 84th on NFL All-Time Gross Yards Passing List (18,515).
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Ranks 75th on NFL All-Time Pass Completions List (1,556).
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Ranks 68th on NFL All-Time Passing Attempts List (3,055).
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Selected #3 in the 1971 NFL Draft
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Had dual positions as quarterback and punter while playing for the Houston Oilers (1971-1973, 1975-1976)
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Football standout at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California and Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California.
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Besides the Houston Oilers (1971-1979) and Oakland Raiders (1980), played for the Los Angeles Rams (1981) and Philadelphia Eagles (1982)
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Posed for a nude photo-spread in the December 1980 issue of Playgirl Magazine.
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Well-known as a former NFL quarterback, and his career began with the Houston Oilers (1971-1979), and the Oakland Raiders (1980-?82). Almost made it to the Super Bowl in the 1978 and 1979 seasons with the Houston Oilers, in which the Pittsburgh Steelers won back-to-back AFC Championships and Super Bowl titles.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Skilled in Deception
2015
Short
Chancellor
Trick or Treats
1982
1st Attendant
Voyagers!
1982
TV Series
Spartacus
B.J. and the Bear
1981
TV Series
Doc Spencer
Fantasy Island
1979
TV Series
Roger Mosely
Killer Fish
1979
Hans
The Florida Connection
1976
Dan Gordon
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
MLB Network Presents: The Eighth Wonder of the World
2015
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Rooster
1982
TV Movie
Himself
Battle of the Las Vegas Show Girls
1981
TV Movie
Himself - Host
The Mike Douglas Show
1980
TV Series
Himself - Football Player
1979 AFC Championship Game
1980
TV Special
Himself - Houston Oilers Quarterback
NFL Monday Night Football
1972-1979
TV Series
Himself - Houston Oilers Quarterback / Punter
The NFL on NBC
1972-1979
TV Series
Himself - Houston Oilers Quarterback / Punter
1978 AFC Championship Game
1979
TV Special
Himself - Houston Oilers Quarterback
1978 AFC Wild Card Playoff Game
1978
TV Movie
Himself - Houston Oilers Quarterback
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Football Life
2015
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Battle of the Las Vegas Show Girls (1981) as Himself - Host
$13 Million
