Xavier University Athletics
Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1981
- Class:
- 1928
Dan Tehan made his presence felt on the Xavier offensive line almost immediately after putting on the Blue and White. He was an All-Ohio tackle and later inducted into the Legion of Honor.
One story about "Big Dan" Tehan is a classic and no doubt played a factor in his selection to the Legion of Honor. The story is retold in the 1928 Xavier Yearbook like this:
"One Saturday, November 19, 1927, playing against the West Virginia Wesleyan team, Tehan suffered a broken jaw-bone, and he was rushed immediately to the hospital. Five days later we find Dan, one day out of the hospital, ready to play the last game of his college career against the Haskell Indians, despite the fact that he had just suffered a broken jaw-bone. And on the first play of the game, we saw him plaster mud all over his face so that the Indians would not perceive his injury. And Dan played through that game, one of the stars of the day, never asking a moment's relief, but playing on for the school he loves."
Such are the memories of Dan Tehan, a true member of the Legion of Honor, in every sense of the word.
