F Cancer. Met him at a Defector birthday party. He was a unique guy. Loved his Philly teams, especially the Eagles, but was a good humored guy. He had an extensive collection of sneakers and trading cards (both of which he would write about), the latter of which he’d give out at the Defector birthday parties. Defector is going to run many of his best works from over the years and there have been a bunch of those. If you have never read Dan’s articles now might be a good time to do so to see the passion he put into what he wrote about. There are people here that are subscribers who have read his articles before. He was a good’un that’s gone way, way too soon.

Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector

Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag

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Defector is putting many of Dan’s articles back on the front page again as a tribute. The Sixers did the most Philly tribute possible in their win in a way Dan would’ve laughed about.

They also had a moment of silence for him because he was a rare media personality that everyone liked and he did so much good in his short 43 years on this rock.

Sixers Enact Intentional, Then Unintentional Tribute To T...

We interrupt our ongoing tribute to Comrade McQuade to provide a score from Thursday night: The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Sacramento Kings, in Philadelphia, by the deeply mockable score of 113-1