University of Minnesota-Duluth
Football/Basketball
1942-47
A student-athlete at Minnesota-Duluth from 1942-47, Dan Devine captained the football Bulldogs as a senior in 1947 and served in the same capacity for the basketball squad the previous winter as he paced the club in scoring. He was selected as UMD's Outstanding Senior Athlete in 1947-48. Dan received his first collegiate football head coaching assignment at Arizona State in 1955 and compiled a glittering 27-3-1 record. From 1958-1970, he guided Missouri football to a 93-37-7 mark and coached the only school in the nation which didn't lose more than three games in a single season during the 1960s. Devine then served as head coach and general manager of the Green Bay Packers from 1971-1974 and led the team to the 1972 NFC Central Division title. Following his successful move into the NFL, Dan spent six prosperous seasons at the University of Notre Dame (1975-80) as head coach, leading the Fighting Irish to wins in three bowl games including the 1977 Cotton Bowl that captured the national championship with an 11-1 record. In 1992, he returned to Missouri as Athletic Director and retired at the end of the 1993-94 academic year. He is a member of the National Football Foundation, College Football, Missouri, Arizona State, and UMD Halls of Fame. Today, Dan resides in Phoenix, Ariz. with his wife, Joanne. He is the Director of the Community Education/Substance Abuse program at Arizona State.