Peter Demmerle

Peter Demmerle

Demmerle from the "Dome" (1975)
Date of birth	September 6, 1953
Date of death	May 24, 2007 (aged 53)
Place of death	Greenwich, Connecticut
Career information
Position(s)	Wide receiver
College	University of Notre Dame
High school	New Canaan High School
Career history
As player
1973–1974	Notre Dame
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1974)

Peter Kirk Demmerle (September 6, 1953 – May 24, 2007) was an American football player. He played college football at the wide receiver position for the University of Notre Dame and was a consensus first-team selection to the 1974 College Football All-America Team.^[1] He graduated from Fordham University School of Law and worked in the insurance practice group at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae.^[2] He died in 2007 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig's disease.^[3][4]

References

1. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
2. "Death Notice for Peter K. Demmerle". The New York Times. May 30, 2007.
3. "Legacy of Notre Dame star Peter Demmerle, who died of Lou Gehrig's disease, will be rekindled with BCS championship vs. Alabama on horizon". New York Daily News. January 6, 2013.
4. "Former Notre Dame Football Great Pete Demmerle Passes Away, After Eight-Year Battle With Lou Gehrig's Disease". UND.com (CBS Interactive). May 27, 2007.