Peter Demmerle
No. 85
Born:
September 6, 1953
Died:
May 24, 2007(2007-05-24) (aged 53)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Career information
High school
Career history
As player
Career highlights and awards
Peter Kirk Demmerle (September 6, 1953 – May 24, 2007) was an American football player. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame as a wide receiver and was a consensus first-team All-American in1974.[1]
Demmerle was a member of the national championship team of 1973 which defeated top-ranked Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. A year earlier, he scored Notre Dame's only touchdown in the Orange Bowl; he was selected in the thirteenth round of the 1975 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers.[2]
Demmerle graduated from Fordham University School of Law and worked in the insurance practice group at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae.[3] He died in 2007 at age 53, after an eight-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig's disease.[2][4]
Offense
Defense
