Dan Doornink
Daniel Glenn Doornink is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League. He played college football for the football |Washington State Cougars]. He played one season in the NFL for the New York Giants and seven seasons for the Seattle Seahawks.
Born in Yakima, Washington, Doornink graduated from Wapato High School in 1974 and played college football at Washington State University in Pullman. He was selected in the seventh round of the 1978 NFL draft by the 1978 [New York Giants season|Giants], then was traded to the Seahawks in August 1979 for a
Seahawks fans gave him the nicknames of "Dr. Dan" for his medical career, and "Mr. Third Down" for his knack of frequently picking up a first down for the team on third down when given the ball via run or pass. He ran for 123 yards on 27 carries for the Seahawks in a wild-card playoff win over the Los Angeles Raiders season|Los Angeles Raiders] on December 22, 1984 [Seattle Seahawks season|1984] in the Kingdome in Seattle. After a series of injuries in 1985 [Seattle Seahawks season|1985], Doornink was released by the Seahawks in
Doornink earned his M.D. at the University of Washington in Seattle and practiced internal medicine as a physician in Yakima. Sharon, have four children, Heidi, Danielle, Tyler, and Grace. Prior to the Seahawks 2007 preseason game on August 25 against the Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings] at Qwest Field in Seattle, he raised the 12th Man flag.
In August 2021, Doornink was hospitalized for COVID-19. Although vaccinated, he has an autoimmune blood disorder which makes him more susceptible to complications. Doornink was placed on a ventilator and then removed from it when his breathing improved. After being released from the hospital, he needed months of recovery.