Dale Hellestrae sport American football
Dale Robert Hellestrae (born  July 11, 1962) is a former American football long snapper in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, and Baltimore Ravens. He played college football at Southern Methodist University.Early years
Hellestrae was born in Phoenix, Arizona, as a descendant of Norwegian immigrants; his first name Dale is the name of the area his ancestors came from (Dale, Hordaland), and his second name Hellestrae (Norwegian:Hellestræ) is his ancestors' farm's name.
He attended Saguaro High School, where he was an All-state selection in football and basketball as a senior. After graduation, he spent one year at the Marine Military Academy.
He accepted a football scholarship from Southern Methodist University, where he was a two-year starter at offensive tackle and earned All-Southwest Conference honors as a senior, while playing offensive tackle.Professional career
Buffalo Bills
Hellestrae was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round (112th overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft. He was also selected by the Houston Gamblers in the 1985 USFL Territorial Draft. As a rookie, he missed the last 12 games with a broken right thumb. In 1986, he played in the first 2 games before missing the next 8 with a broken navicular bone in his left wrist. In 1987, he was lost for the season after being placed on the injured reserve list with a hip injury.
In 1988, he appeared in all 16 games and he had his only career starts, when he started at right guard in the final two regular season games and in two playoff games. During his four seasons with the team, he could only play in 28 games because of injury problems.Personal life
Hellestrae works as a color analyst on professional and NCAA football games, particularly for College Football on Versus. He is also the co-host of Jacobs and Helly in the Morning on 1580AM/99.3FM/95.9FM The Fanatic on Mon-Fri mornings. 
He is also the color analyst for Arizona Rattlers and High School Football on Cox7. He appears as a guest analyst on "Sports Tonight" on KPNX, Channel 12, in Phoenix with co-hosts Kevin Hunt and Bruce Cooper. He is the owner of Cookies By Design, in the Scottsdale area.
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