Gustavo David Miguel Diaz-Infante (born March 31, 1964) is a former professional

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and

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and current assistant offensive line coach for the

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of the NFL. In the

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, he played for the San Diego Chargers,

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, and the

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. Diaz-Infante also played in the

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for the Frankfurt Galaxy, in the

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for the

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and in the XFL with the Las Vegas Outlaws. Diaz-Infante played college football at

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. Conducted in SJSU Sports Hall of Fame, and Bellarmine College Prep Hall of Fame. Diaz-Infante was a Voice of Denver Broncos Color Analyst for the Denver Bronco's Radio Network.

Early life Historical Family

Diaz-Infante's father General Marco Ignacio Infante, was a Mexican immigrant to the U.S. who served in the US Army in WW2, he was a Zapatista, and a Politician who knew John F. Kennedy, and Fidel Castro, Infante died in 1988; Diaz-Infante's mother is

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. Diaz-Infante graduated from Bellarmine College Prep in 1982.

College

From 1982 to 1987, Diaz-Infante attended

, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Undrafted in

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, Diaz-Infante signed as a free agent with the San Diego Chargers during the NFL Players Association strike that year. Diaz-Infante served as the long snapper for the 1997 and 1998 Bronco Super Bowl wins Diaz-Infante was contacted by Todd Bowles, head coach for the New York Jets, in early January 2016 and offered the position of assistant offensive line coach, which he accepted.

Broadcasting career

Diaz-Infante served as a color analyst for

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, covering West Coast college football. Prior to this, he was an analyst for the

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and a co-host of Denver AM radio station 760 the Zone's afternoon sports talk-show, with fellow former Broncos lineman Mark Schlereth. Also a Voice of Denver Bronco's Color Analyst for the Denver Bronco's Radio Network.

References

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