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Dan Adams (entrepreneur)

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Dan Adams (born October 20, 1984) is an American entrepreneur, tv personality, and current NCAA record holder. In 2012, he co-created the ESPY award winning initiative, Mission Kilimanjaro, that enabled congenial amputee, Kyle Maynard, to reach the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro without assistance.

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Adams attended College of The Holy Cross (FCS), setting the current NCAA record for most unassisted tackles in a game (21) against Colgate University on Oct 22, 2005. An undersized middle linebacker, Adams lead the NCAA in 2005 in unassisted tackles (97) and finished 9th all time in total tackles at College Holy Cross (316).

Following graduation and the end of his collegiate career, Dan represented the US National Team in the 2007 IFAF World Championships in Kawasaki, Japan. Under head coach John Mackovic, the team composed of 45 collegiate athletes won gold, appearing on the NFL Network.

In 2009, he competed as a contestant on Season 4 of Pros vs Joes (All Stars) on SpikeTV.

Television

In 2009, Adams appeared as a contestant on Season 4 of Pros vs Joes All Stars. In the episode entitled, “The Fight”, Adams got into an altercation with Pacman Jones following a goal line tackle that forced Jones to fumble.

In 2012, Adams co-created the ESPY award winning initiative, Mission Kilimanjaro, that enabled congenial amputee, Kyle Maynard, to reach the top of Mt Kilimanjaro. The initiative was featured on ESPN Outside The Lines in 2012.

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Dan Adams (entrepreneur) Wikipedia