| Dean Dingman | |
| Number: | 67 |
| Position: | Guard |
| Birth Date: | September 27, 1968 |
| Birth Place: | East Troy, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lbs: | 286 |
| High School: | East Troy |
| College: | Michigan |
| Draftyear: | 1991 |
| Draftround: | 8 |
| Draftpick: | 212 |
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Dean Dingman (born September 27, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, earning All-American honors in 1990. He was selected by the Steelers in the eighth round of the 1991 NFL draft.
A native of East Troy, Wisconsin, Dingman was named to the USA Todays All USA Football Team as a high school offensive lineman in 1986.[1]
Dingman contributed immediately as only the third true freshman to start any games on the Michigan offensive line.[2] Dingman was a two-time All Big Ten selection,[3] [4] and he started 37 games at Michigan.[5] In the January 1991 Gator Bowl, Dingman and the entire offensive line, which included Greg Skrepenak, were named Most Valuable Player. Dingman helped the Michigan offense gain a record 715 yards of total offense in a 35-3 victory over Mississippi in the Gator Bowl.[6]
This marked the culmination of a productive season in which the offensive line helped Jon Vaughn set the Michigan football record for career yards per carry (minimum 200 attempts).[7] Behind true senior Dingman and redshirt junior Skrepenak, redshirt sophomore Vaughn concluded his Michigan career that season with 1473 yards on 226 rushes 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[8] and the American Football Coaches Association.[9]
He was a member of the three-peat Big Ten Conference champions from 1988 to 1990 who appeared in two Rose Bowls and a Gator Bowl.
Dingman was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the eighth round of the 1991 NFL draft with the 212th selection overall.[10] Dingman wore #78 all four years at Michigan.[11] The Steelers placed Dingman on injured reserve status in August 1991.[12]
As of 2001, Dingman was a high school football coach in Aliso Viejo, California.