Don Mosebar Donald Howard Mosebar ( born September 11 , 1961 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was an Center in the National Football League ( NFL ) for thirteen seasons during the 1980s and 1990s . He played college football for the University of Southern California , and earned All - American honors . Mosebar was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft , and played professionally for the NFL ' s Los Angeles Raiders . Early years . Mosebar was born in Yakima , Washington . College career . Mosebar was an All - American offensive lineman in 1982 at the University of Southern California and drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders . Raider career . Mosebar was chosen by the Los Angeles Raiders as the 26th pick in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft , just ahead of future Hall of Famer Dan Marino . ( Team executive Ron Wolf later said " To this day I call him ' Dan ' — Dan Mosebar — because we blew Marino , and he knows that . " ) Mosebar had to wait 3 years before becoming the starting center of the Raiders in 1986 , replacing Dave Dalby . In the 1986 - 1994 span , the Raiders reached the playoffs 3 times , in 1990 , 1991 , and 1993 , with Art Shell as head coach . In his Raider career , Mosebar went to the Pro Bowl three times ( 1986 , 1990 , and 1991 ) and was an All - Pro in 1991 . With Steve Wisniewski ( 1989 – 2001 ) on his left and Max Montoya ( 1990 – 1994 ) on his right , Mosebar anchored a trio of outstanding blockers combining for nine Pro Bowl appearances in the five years they were together ( 1990 – 1994 ) , the span which included Mosebar ' s three years of playoff action . In the 1990 NFL season , Shell ' s second year as head coach and first full year , and with Jay Schroeder as the starting quarterback , Los Angeles scored 337 points ( 21 . 1 points / game ) , 13th of 28 teams in the NFL and had a won - lost record of 12 - 4 , winning the west division title of the AFC . The Raiders had beaten the Cincinnati Bengals in their 14th game with 185 rushing yards and now met them in a divisional round of the 1990 - 91 NFL playoffs . Once again , Mosebar , Wisniewski , and Montoya , with tackles Rory Graves and Steve Wright , overwhelmed the Bengals on the ground , this time with 235 yards . In that game Bo Jackson suffered a career - ending hip injury . Without Jackson , and unable to stop the no - huddle Buffalo Bills offense , the Raiders suffered a ridiculous 51 - 3 defeat in the AFC championship game . In the 1991 NFL season , Los Angeles scored 298 points ( 18 . 6 points / game ) , 15th of 28 teams in the NFL , win a 9 - 7 record , 3rd in the AFC west but with a wild card slot in the 1991 - 92 NFL playoffs , and playing against the Kansas City Chiefs , a game the Raiders lost with the inexperienced Todd Marinovich at quarterback . In the 1992 NFL season , Los Angeles was out of the playoffs with a 7 - 9 record , but came back stronger during the 1993 NFL season with Jeff Hostetler at starting quarterback , scoring 306 points ( 19 . 1 points / game ) , 14th of 28 teams in the NFL and with a 10 - 6 record , second in the AFC west but with a wild card game in the 1993 - 94 NFL playoffs against the Denver Broncos . With the same interior line as in the 90 - 91 playoffs , but with two new tackles , Gerald Perry and Bruce Wilkerson , the Raiders defeated the Broncos with 427 total yards of offense , but lost to the Bills again the following week , this time in the divisional round In 1994 , Mosebar ' s final year , the Raiders missed the playoffs . In 1995 , after starting every single game from 1990 to 1994 , Mosebar suffered a career - ending injury during training camp , due to an inadvertent eye - poke from reserve Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Chad Hennings , which entailed the loss of vision in his left eye . From 1960 to 1994 ( 35 years ) , the Raiders fielded only 3 starting centers : Mosebar , Dalby , and Hall - of - Famer Jim Otto . In the 1995 NFL season , Mosebar was replaced by Dan Turk . Personal . Don Mosebar played high school football for Mount Whitney High School in Visalia , California . He guided them to the Valley championship game as well as a win at the yearly Cow Hide .