Dan Doornink went from eighth-string quarterback to running back at WSU before ending up going to med school at UW while becoming a Seahawks fan favorite. Now 62, "Dr. Dan" is an internist in Yakima.
Dan Doornink looks back and wonders how he did it.
After four excellent seasons as a running back at Washington State (1974 to 1977), Doornink spent eight years in the NFL, including the final seven with the Seahawks while also going to medical school at the University of Washington.
It allowed the Wapato native to accomplish two dreams: playing football at the top level and following in the footsteps of his father, who was a family doctor in Wapato.