fourth starting center in Raider history. That year, he started all 16 games, between Steve Wisniewski at left guard and Kevin Gogan at right guard, for a team finishing with a won-lost record of 8-8, Mike White's first year as head coach. Washington Redskins On July 7, 1997, he signed as a free agent with the Washington Redskins to be the long snapper, becoming along with his brother Matt Turk, the first brother-to-brother snapper-punter combination in NFL history. In 1999, in his final season with the Redskins and in the NFL, Turk botched several snaps during the regular season. During his last game, a divisional round contest of the 1999–2000 NFL playoffs against his former club, the Buccaneers, he dribbled the snap to holder Brad Johnson, that could have resulted in a game-winning 51-yard field goal. He was not re-signed after the season. It was later revealed that during these later games, he had been playing with a large, malignant tumor in his chest due to undiagnosed mediastinal germ cell tumors. Personal life On December 24, 2000, Turk died from testicular cancer at age 38 after being diagnosed earlier that year in April. He is survived by his wife Peggy Turk, and his daughter, Sara Turk. His brother is former NFL punter Matt Turk. Dan also represented his brother in contract negotiations as his agent. References External links 1962 births 2000 deaths Players of American football from Milwaukee American football centers American football long snappers Drake Bulldogs football players Wisconsin Badgers football players Pittsburgh Steelers players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Oakland Raiders players Los Angeles Raiders players Washington Redskins players Deaths from cancer in Virginia Deaths from testicular cancer