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Dave Logan

b. 1954

American football player (born 1954)

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Born 1954. Dave Logan is an American american football player and basketball player.

David Russell Logan (born February 2, 1954) is an American radio personality, high school football coach and former professional player. Logan played as a wide receiver for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1976 to 1984, primarily for the Cleveland Browns. He has been the voice of Denver Broncos football for 23 years, serving as the team's color analyst for six seasons prior to sliding into the play-by-play role. He has been a major voice on 850 KOA radio in Denver for nearly 30 years, and in 2016 was the key on-air figure when iHeartMedia launched the radio station Denver Sports 760.

As of 2022, Logan had coached more than 30 seasons of high school football. He is the only high school coach to win 10 titles with 4 different schools. In 2021, he was inducted into the National Federation of State High School Associations Hall of Fame. Logan is one of only six players, along with Dave Winfield and Mickey McCarty, to be drafted by the NBA, NFL, and MLB.

Player Logan was an All-State football player at Wheat Ridge High School. While in high school, he won The Denver Posts Gold Helmet Award. An award for the state's top senior football player, scholar and citizen. In 1976, he was drafted by the NBA's Kansas City Kings in the ninth round (143rd overall pick) and by the Cleveland Browns in the third round.

Logan played for the Cleveland Browns (1976–83) and the Denver Broncos (1984). As a Cleveland Brown, Logan ranked among the top 5 in "virtually every receiving category in the franchise record books."

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1976 CLE 14 0 5 104 20.8 52 0 1977 CLE 14 5 19 284 14.9 42 1 1978 CLE 16 16 37 585 15.8 44 4 1979 CLE 16 16 59 982 16.6 46 7 1980 CLE 16 16 51 822 16.1 65 4 1981 CLE 14 14 31 497 16.0 40 4 1982 CLE 9 9 23 346 15.0 56 2 1983 CLE 16 13 37 627 16.9 34 2 1984 DEN 4 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 119 89 263 4,250 16.2 65 24

Playoffs Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1980 CLE 1 1 2 36 18.0 21 0 1982 CLE 1 1 1 27 27.0 27 0 2 2 3 63 21.0 27 0

Radio personality After leaving football, Logan began a career in radio. Logan joined the Denver Broncos radio booth in 1990, initially serving as a color analyst before shifting to play-by-play in 1996. He, and KRFX morning-drive host Rick Lewis currently call the Broncos games on 850 KOA radio.

Logan was the 1997 Broadcast Citizen of the Year in Colorado, and has won Colorado Sportscaster of the Year five times (1992, 1993, 1998, 2017 and 2025).

Coaching Despite being a full-time radio personality, Logan began coaching high school football in 1993 at Arvada West. He then moved to Chatfield in 2000 and to J. K. Mullen High School in 2003. As of 2017, Logan had taken his teams to the playoffs 22 times and won thirteen state championships in 24 seasons of coaching. In August 2012, the CHSAA concluded its investigation by placing Mullen on a one-year probation and cleared Logan of any wrongdoing. Mullen officials also indicated the infractions were not related to the firing. Two weeks after being fired from Mullen, Logan was hired to coach football at Mullen's rival Cherry Creek High School; Logan's team there won the 5A state championship in 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, and 2025.

Logan is the only person in Colorado prep history to coach Division 5A championship football teams at four different schools. He is known for donating his coaching salary to his assistant coaches.

Other Logan was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.

In 2009, Logan launched TeamDaveLogan.com, a web-based consumer referral network of home improvement providers.

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University of Colorado, Wheat Ridge High School, University of Colorado Boulder
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David Russell Logan

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dave Logan?

American football player (born 1954)

When was Dave Logan born?

Dave Logan was born on 2 February 1954 in Fargo.

What is Dave Logan's occupation?

Dave Logan is an american football player and basketball player.

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Dave Logan is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dave Logan

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