# Dean Dingman
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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1968)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Dean Dingman
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| number = 67
| position = [Guard](/source/Guard_(American_football))
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|9|27|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [East Troy, Wisconsin](/source/East_Troy%2C_Wisconsin), U.S.
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 286
| high_school = [East Troy](/source/East_Troy_High_School)
| college = [Michigan](/source/Michigan_Wolverines_football)
| draftyear = 1991
| draftround = 8
| draftpick = 212
| pastteams =
* [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) ({{NFL Year|1991}})
| highlights =
* First-team [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team) ([1990](/source/1990_College_Football_All-America_Team))
* Third-team All-American ([1989](/source/1989_College_Football_All-America_Team))
* 2× First-team [All-Big Ten](/source/List_of_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_teams) ([1989](/source/1989_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team)-[1990](/source/1990_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team))
}}
'''Dean Dingman''' (born September 27, 1968) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [guard](/source/Guard_(gridiron_football)) for the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Michigan Wolverines](/source/Michigan_Wolverines_football), earning [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team) honors in 1990. He was selected by the Steelers in the eighth round of the [1991 NFL draft](/source/1991_NFL_draft).
A native of [East Troy, Wisconsin](/source/East_Troy%2C_Wisconsin), Dingman was named to the ''[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)'''s All USA Football Team as a high school [offensive lineman](/source/offensive_lineman) in 1986.[{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/graphics/sports/gra/hshistory/1986.htm|title=20 Years of USA Today's All-USA Football Teams:1986|accessdate=2007-11-27|publisher=USA TODAY|date=2002-03-28}}]
== College career ==
Dingman contributed immediately as only the third true freshman to start any games on the Michigan offensive line.[{{cite web|url=http://www.sackcarr.com/index.php?action=vthread&forum=6&topic=890|title=Some great postgame stats on Meeechigan (post NW)|accessdate=2007-11-27|date=2006-10-30|publisher=WebRing Inc.|work=sackcarr.com|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192443/http://www.sackcarr.com/index.php?action=vthread&forum=6&topic=890|url-status=dead}}] Dingman was a two-time All Big Ten selection,[{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1989fbt.htm|title=1989 Football Team|publisher=The Regents of the University of Michigan|accessdate=2007-11-27|date=2007-03-31}}][{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1990fbt.htm|title=1990Football Team|publisher=The Regents of the University of Michigan|accessdate=2007-11-27|date=2007-03-31}}] and he started 37 games at Michigan.[{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fballam/aadingma.htm|title=University of Michigan Football All-American: Dean Dingman|publisher=The Regents of the University of Michigan|date=2007-01-10|accessdate=2007-11-27}}] In the [January 1991 Gator Bowl](/source/1991_Gator_Bowl_(January)), Dingman and the entire offensive line, which included [Greg Skrepenak](/source/Greg_Skrepenak), were named [Most Valuable Player](/source/Most_Valuable_Player). Dingman helped the Michigan offense gain a record 715 yards of total offense in a 35-3 victory over [Mississippi](/source/University_of_Mississippi) in the Gator Bowl.[{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/bowls/1991gatr.htm|title=Michigan's Bowl Game History: 1991 Gator Bowl|accessdate=2007-11-27|date=2006-04-10|publisher=The Regents of the University of Michigan}}]
This marked the culmination of a productive season in which the offensive line helped [Jon Vaughn](/source/Jon_Vaughn) set the Michigan football record for career yards per carry (minimum 200 attempts).[{{cite web|url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php |title=Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page |accessdate=2007-11-27 |publisher=Regents of the University of Michigan |year=2003 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112175906/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php |archivedate=2007-11-12 }}] Behind true senior Dingman and redshirt junior Skrepenak, redshirt sophomore Vaughn concluded his Michigan career that season with 1473 yards on 226 [rush](/source/rush_(American_football))es for a career 6.3 yards per attempt average, including 1416 yards on 216 rushes during the 1990 season. In 1990, Dingman was selected as a first-team All American by the [Sporting News](/source/Sporting_News)[{{cite web|url=http://mgoblue.com/football/article.aspx?id=40316 |title=University of Michigan Football The Sporting News All-Americans |accessdate=2007-11-27 |date=2005-03-08 |publisher=University of Michigan & Host Interactive |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516142815/http://www.mgoblue.com/football/article.aspx?id=40316 |archivedate=2008-05-16 }}] and the [American Football Coaches Association](/source/American_Football_Coaches_Association).[{{cite web|url=http://mgoblue.com/football/article.aspx?id=40326 |title=University of Michigan Football American Football Coaches Association All-Americans |accessdate=2007-11-27 |date=2005-03-03 |publisher=University of Michigan & Host Interactive |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227213147/http://www.mgoblue.com/football/article.aspx?id=40326 |archivedate=2007-12-27 }}]
He was a member of the [three-peat](/source/three-peat) [Big Ten Conference](/source/Big_Ten_Conference) champions from 1988 to 1990 who appeared in two [Rose Bowl](/source/Rose_Bowl_(game))s and a Gator Bowl.[{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}] Dingman wore #78 all four years at Michigan.[{{cite web|url=http://141.211.39.65/allroster/fbsearch.htm |title=Bentley Historical Library -- -- U of M Football Rosters: Dingman |accessdate=2007-11-27 |publisher=The Regents of the University of Michigan |date=2003-08-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928200732/http://141.211.39.65/allroster/fbsearch.htm |archivedate=2007-09-28 }}] The Steelers placed Dingman on injured reserve status in August 1991.[{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DC1F31F933A1575BC0A967958260|title= TRANSACTIONS|publisher=The New York Times Company|accessdate=2007-11-27|date=1991-08-20}}]
== Post-playing career ==
As of 2001, Dingman was a high school football coach in [Aliso Viejo, California](/source/Aliso_Viejo%2C_California).