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Dan Weaver (63) has earned the role as leader of the Oregon offensive line with his strong work ethic.
Weaver
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zon academic all-district second
team — and he uses that intelli
gence to turn the center spot into a
thinking-man’s position. He’s a
“technician,” according to Knebel,
and breaks down an opponent like
he might break down a problem in
an accounting class.
Weaver is the only accounting ma
jor on the football team other than
Matt Floberg, and if it’s hard to imag
ine sitting next to a 280-pound man
in an accounting class, imagine what
a 280-pound pitcher looks like.
"Baseball is a much
calmer, laid back sport
and that's not my
personality. I think
I would play (baseball
if I wasn't playing
football); I'd go pitch."
Dan Weaver
Oregon center
The junior played three sports in
high school, with baseball and, yes,
pitching as his strongest suit. Weaver
said that if he hadn’t been able to
walk on to the Oregon football team,
he might have explored other, more
baseball-related options.
“Baseball is a much calmer, laid
back sport and that’s not my person
ality,” Weaver said. “I think I would
play (baseball if I wasn’t playing foot
ball); I’d go pitch.”
So the Ems could have had a cen
ter-sized guy pitching long relief. Of
course, Weaver wasn’t completely
center-sized when he graduated
from high school, especially not as
far as the Ducks were concerned.
Little did he and the team know
that a few short years later, he
would be the center point of the en
tire offense.
“Dan has been the leader of (the of
fensive line) and has carried it out ex
tremely well,” Oregon head coach
Mike Bellotti said. “And we look to
him for leadership, not just on the of
fensive line but on the entire team.”
That’s an awe-insiring comment,
coming about a guy who faced such
a daunting task so short a time ago.
Contact the sports editor
atpeterhockaday@dailyemerald.com.
Dan Weaver File
Burn: Daniel James Weaver
on June 23,1980 in
Redmond, Ore.
High School;
All-intermountain Conference
center and pitcher for
Redmond High School. Led
baseball and basketball
squads to league titles his
senior season, in football,
played center, linebacker and
long snapper, earning first*
team conference honors on
offense and second-n.-am
honors on defense.
Oregon; Took a year and a
half off to bulk up before
walking on
to Oregon
squad in
spring
2000.
Worked his
way into
short
snapper’s
role, also
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Mark McCambridge Emerald
Oregon center Dan Weaver, a Redmond, Ore., native who was walk-on two years
ago, has started 16 straight games. . .......