Dave Dameshek
| Dave Dameshek | |
|---|---|
| Born |
William David Dameshek June 11, 1970 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Alma mater | Indiana University |
| Occupation | Radio personality, television writer, podcast host, list-based infotainer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Website | NFL.com page |
William David "Dr. Funny Dave" Dameshek (born June 11, 1970) is an American television writer and radio personality. Dameshek is currently a football analyst and writer for NFL.com, appearing on NFL Fantasy Live and hosting the Dave Dameshek Football Program.
Dameshek grew up on the banks of the three rivers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he became an avid Pittsburgh Steelers, Pirates, and Penguins fan. In high school and during his youth, he was a decorated swimmer – a skill that he attributes to webbing that developed on his feet as part of a birth defect. He received numerous offers from universities to swim collegiately, but decided to forgo his swimming career to pursue broadcasting and robotics full-time.
Dameshek attended the Bashor Alternative School in Indiana from grades K-12. His extreme case of dyslexia made it difficult to gain rudimentary knowledge.
Dameshek received his undergraduate degree in broadcast journalism from Indiana University and moved to Chicago shortly after college.
In 2010, the National Mustard Museum awarded Dameshek an honorary doctoral degree in the field of mustard. As a result, he prefers the style of "Dr."
Dameshek began writing for cable television hits including Fox Sports Net's Sports Geniuses and Comedy Central's Battlebots. He received his first big break in 2001 when he was hired as a writer on Comedy Central's The Man Show, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla. Dameshek was hired for his trademark "Upper Hand" routine, a bit developed from his Best Man speech. He worked as a staff writer for the third and fourth seasons of The Man Show.
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