Dan Sileo: Biography in Details
Who is Dan Sileo?
Dan Sileo is a former American Football Defensive Tackle known for playing college football in Maryland. Dan won the ACC Football Champions in the year 1983.
He is well known for being part of the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Orlando Thunder, Las Vegas Sting, and Las Vegas Posse.
As of August 2019, he is hired by IHeartMedia and he hosts the afternoon on Fox Sports 910 KGME and The Dan Sileo Show.
Dan Sileo- Family, Early Career
Daniel William Sileo was born on 3rd January 1964 in Samford, Connecticut to parents of Italian-American ancestry. One of his relatives, Andy Robustelli is the former New York Giants defensive end.
Dan attended the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. As a Freshman, he played in 10 games and broke Hall of Famer Randy White’s record. At Maryland, he was a backup on the 1983 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship team.
After that in 1984, he was transferred to the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio, and again transferred to the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.
Dan Sileo- Professional Career
Dan spent his entire NFL career as a backup and special player and in 1987 he played the regular-season game. In the year 1992, he tried to come back to play for the Orlando Thunder of the World League of American Football.
He played for the Las Vegas Sting where he made honorable mention All-League and helped lead the Sting to the playoffs.
Wrestling Career
In the year 1993, he was hired by Cowboy Bob Orton and trained in Atlanta. He played under the name Bonecrusher Sileo and went to the Catch Wrestling Association in Vienna, Austria.
Later, Dan Sileo was hired by New Japan Pro Wrestling in Tokyo and he wrestled at the Tokyo Dome.
Radio Career
Dan started his radio career after being hired by 810 KGO San Francisco as a sports anchor on the morning show called Dunbar and Rosie. After that, he moved to another local station 680 KNBR and hosted Sportsphone 68.
In the year 1998, he moved to Tampa and hosted the morning show on 620 WDAE. Again in 2000, he hosted the 4 am-8 am program The Dan Sileo Show.
One of his longest stints was on 620 WDAE in Tampa as the morning drive host. In February 2014, he was hired by San Diego’s The Mighty 1090 AM XEPRS and he hosted the morning show from 6 am to 9 am.
Dan Sileo left The Mighty at 1090 AM in January 2018 for the new talk show The Machine. Likewise, in August 2019, he was hired by IHeartMedia to host afternoons on Sports 910 KGME in Phoenix.
Awards, Career Highlights
- 1983: ACC Football Championship
- 1987: Division I-A National Champion
- 1986: All-American
- 1986: NSCA All-American Strength Team
- 1987: Outland Trophy Watch List
- 1992: WLAF 2nd Team All-League
What is Dan Sileo’s net worth?
The estimated net worth of Dan is 1 million US as of 2023. As a radio host, his earnings are around $24k-$86k US.
Fired for Racist comments
In the year 2012, Dan Sileo was the host of a popular morning show on WDAE 620-Am. But he got fired after he made some incredibly ignorant comments on the show.
He called three All-American NFL free agents Monkeys’ which got him in trouble. Similarly, he has been fired three times by Florida radio stations in 20 months from 2012-to 13 for inappropriate comments that went on air on his personal Twitter account.
Body Measurement, Social Media
Dan Sileo has dark hair and brown eyes. He is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs around 128 kg.
He has around 10.8k followers on his Twitter account.
Dan Sileo’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | January | Wednesday |
| 2025 | January | Friday |
| 2026 | January | Saturday |
| 2027 | January | Sunday |
| 2028 | January | Monday |