Dan LaRose
American football player (1939-2019)
Marvin Daniel LaRose (February 8, 1939 – April 27, 2019) was an American professional football player for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers, earning unanimous All-American honors in 1960. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1961 NFL draft, and also by the Boston Patriots in the third round of the 1961 AFL draft.
Early life
LaRose was born in Crystal City, Missouri. He attended Crystal City High School, where he played high school football for the Crystal City Hornets.
College career
While attending the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, LaRose played for coach Dan Devine's Missouri Tigers football team from 1958 to 1960. He led the team in receiving yardage as a sophomore and again as a senior, and was a first-team all-conference selection after those seasons. He was a key member of the 1960 Tigers team that posted an undefeated 11–0 record, claimed the Big Eight Conference championship, won the 1961 Orange Bowl, and finished No. 4 in the Coaches Poll. Following his senior season in 1960, LaRose was recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American at the end position, having been a first-team selection of the Associated Press (AP), the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), The Sporting News, United Press International (UPI), Central Press Association (CPA), Time magazine, and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
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