Researching Dan Pifer
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1 people with the Pifer surname? In that year Pifer was ranked number 3578 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Dan means "Form of DANIEL - God is my judge" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Dan Pifer on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dan Pifer and the Pifer Family History
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 5 people with the Pifer surname in the UK? Pifer is now ranked number 4036 for popularity in the UK. |
Pifer Family Tree Databases
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Pifer surname in the USA? Pifer is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Dan Pifer
Dan Pifer
Dan Pifer (born January 11, 1972) is an American football coach for Cornell College. He most recently served as the recruiting coordinator at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio in 2018. Previously, Pifer served as the head football coach at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio in 2017 and at Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan from 2012 to 2016 and was the head coach for the United Indoor Football's now-defunct Fort Wayne Freedom.
Pifer was an assistant offensive coordinator, running backs coach, and strength and conditioning coach for former Fort Wayne Freedom and Trine University head coach now Athletic Director Matt Land. He has served as quarterbacks coach in the past. He was a 1990 graduate of Celina High School.
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