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Dan-Wetzel

Dan Wetzel Biography

Dan Wetzel is a prominent American author, screenwriter, podcaster, and film producer currently working as a National Columnist for Yahoo Sports and Yahoo.com. Additionally, Wetzel is also the co-host of the College Football Enquirer: College Basketball Edition podcast along with Pat Forde.

Dan Wetzel Age

Dan Wetzel was born in Norwell, Massachusetts, in the United States in the early 70s’. He is around 50 years old.

Dan Wetzel Height

Wetzel is a man of average stature and possesses a height of 5 ft 7 inches (approx 1.7m ).

Dan Wetzel Education

He studied at Boston College High School and earned his school diploma. Moreso, Dan also received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1994. While schooling at UMass Amherst, Wetzel was a writer for The Daily Collegian where he reported on women’s track and men’s basketball.

Dan Wetzel Family

Dan was born and raised in Norwell, MA, in the USA to his supportive parents Mickey and Mr. Wetzel. Additionally, in August 2020, his parents celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary.

Dan Wetzel Wife

He got married to his pretty wife called Jan in June 2000. The duo celebrated twenty years of marriage in June 2020. Furthermore, Dan and his wife are blessed with daughters in their marriage union.

Dan Wetzel Salary

Dan’s annual salary is $100,000 per year. This is according to Yahoo Sports anchors’ and reporters’ salaries.

Dan Wetzel Net Worth

Wetzel has an approximate net worth of $3 million.

Dan Wetzel Career

Dan is a sports writer who has been serving as a national columnist for Yahoo Sports and Yahoo.com since August 2003. While working for Yahoo, He has provided coverage for NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, college football, NASCAR, Mixed Martial arts, the Olympics, and men’s and women’s World Cups.

Furthermore, Wetzel has repeatedly appeared in the anthology Best American Sports Writing been honored dozens of times by ASPE(Associated Press Sports Editors).

Moreover, in the podcast, there are reptiles, beer, fast-food wars, overreactions, mascot fights, and Florida Man stories. Moreover, the podcast is available for listening to on various podcasts including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Alexa, Spotify, and RSS.

At Yahoo, He has also been a major part of major investigative stories on pro and college sports including scandals at FIFA, Ohio State, Connecticut, the IOC, USC, Oregon, and various sports agencies. While working as a sports personality, Dan has also specialized in sports crime including reporting on high-profile cases and trials of Aaron Hernandez, Jerry Sandusky, etc.

Wetzel is a sports journalist who has also authored sports-oriented books. Some of the books that Dan has authored include Sole Influence: Basketball, Corporate Greed, and the Corruption of America’s Youth(October 2000), Epic Athletes: Zion Williamson(March 2021), Epic Athletes: Lionel Messi (November 2019), Epic Athletes: LeBron James(November 2019), Epic Athletes: Patrick Mahomes(October 2020), Epic Athletes: Simone Biles(March 2020), Death to the BCS: The Definitive Case Against the Bowl Championship Series(October 2010), etc.

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