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Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame

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Dave Fiore

  • Class
    1996
  • Induction
    2007
  • Sport(s)
    Football

DAVE FIORE

Dave Fiore, a football student-athlete, was a starter on the offensive line from 1992 through 1995. Dave was a first team All-America selection as a senior by the American Football Coaches Association, the Associated Press and the Walter Camp Foundation.
 
During his four-year career, in which Hofstra made the transition to I-AA from Division III, Dave started 41 of 42 games and helped lead the team to a regular season mark of 28-11-2. As a senior in 1995, Hofstra was 10-1 during the regular season and advanced to the NCAA I-AA Playoffs for the first time. In addition to his All-America selections, Dave was also named to the All-ECAC team and received the Hempstead Mayor’s Trophy. He also was a founding member of the Fellow Christian Athlete’s, Hofstra Football Group. In 2008 he had his jersey (#74) retired by the University.
 
Dave anchored an offensive line that paved the way for the team to average more than 200 yards per game rushing in 1994 and 1995 with 1995’s 261.7 yards per game average ranking as the third best in program history.
 
Following graduation with a degree in biology, Dave signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers and went on to enjoy an eight-year career in the National Football League, including six seasons with the 49ers and two with the Washington Redskins.
 
While a member of the San Francisco 49ers, he received the NFL Unsung Hero Award in 2001. Dave has devoted a considerable amount of time to several charitable organizations, including Silicon Valley Boys and Girls Club (Former Board Member), Habitat for Humanity, San Francisco 49ers Foundation, San Jose Sharks Foundation, Forever Young Foundation, D.A.R.E. Program, and many others.
 
Most recently, he has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Liver Foundation, Northern California Chapter. The American Liver Foundation is the nation’s premiere philanthropic organization working to cure liver disease. Dave became involved with the group following the loss of his former 49ers coach, Bobb McKittrick, to liver cancer.
 
Dave is the founder and Chief Operating Officer of Waverec, Inc. in San Jose, California. Waverec, Inc., is a real estate investment company focusing primarily on acquisition, redevelopment, and marketing of real estate holdings throughout California, Nevada, and New York. He is currently enrolled at Santa Clara University in pursuit of a MBA in finance. Dave has been involved with several start-ups in the Bay Area, including Flew Power, Inc. and Xentex Technologies. Dave also serves as a consultant to Springtime Productions, LLC, with respect to community and public relations.
 
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