in the NFL. Ross went on to make his first and only Pro Bowl selection in 1982 on the strength of 47 receptions for 508 yards and three touchdowns in the nine-game season shortened by a players strike. In 1984, Ross briefly left the NFL to play for the New Orleans Breakers and later the Portland Breakers in the newly formed United States Football League. He returned to play for the Bengals in 1985, and finished the season with the Seattle Seahawks. Ross joined the Green Bay Packers for the following season, and then retired in 1987. In his eight NFL seasons, Ross recorded 290 receptions for 3,419 receiving yards and 19 touchdowns. Ross later said that as a veteran of a small college not known for its football program, he was grateful for a chance to play in the big leagues. "Just getting drafted was a thrill. You don't expect it from the school I went to. At the time, you don't expect to play in the National Football League, and especially somebody taking you with the 30th overall pick. It's like 'oh geez they must see something I don't'." Personal life Ross later became president and co-owner of WPWB, an independent TV station in Riviera Beach, Florida. He was owner and president of Power House Supply, while also coaching Pop Warner Football and participating in charity golf tournaments. In 2004, he was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame. Northeastern University also recognized the achievement with a halftime ceremony honoring Ross at the October 9, 2004 home game against Villanova University. He was the first Northeastern University player enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. Dan Ross died at age 49 on May 16, 2006, after collapsing at his home in Atkinson, New Hampshire, shortly after returning from jogging. He died at Merrimack Valley Hospital in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He was survived by his wife, Joan, and two children, Jillian, then 23, and Dan Jr., then 22. Trivia Ross's record 11 receptions in a Super Bowl was eventually shared by three other players: Jerry Rice (Super Bowl XXIII) Wes Welker (Super Bowl XLII) Deion Branch (Super Bowl XXXIX) It was finally broken in Super Bowl XLVIII by Demaryius Thomas, who caught 13 passes. Ross' record of receiving yards in a Super Bowl (104) by a tight end was broken by Travis Kelce's 133 yards in Super Bowl