Dick Pesonen
American football player (born 1938)
American football player
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Position: | Defensive back | ||||||||||
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Born: | (1938-06-10) June 10, 1938 (age 85) Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||
Died: | ( 2023-11-03)November 3, 2023 Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Proctor (MN) | ||||||||||
College: | Minnesota–Duluth | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 1960 | ||||||||||
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Dick Pesonen is a former defensive back in the National Football League. Pesonen first played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1960 NFL season.[1] He was later selected in the 1961 NFL Expansion Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and played that season with the team. From there he played three seasons with the New York Giants.
Dick died on November 3, 2023 in Boca Raton, Florida.
References
- ^ "Dick Pesonen Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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Minnesota Vikings 1961 inaugural season roster
- 10 Fran Tarkenton
- 14 George Shaw
- 18 Mike Mercer
- 20 Tommy Mason
- 22 Dick Pesonen
- 23 Jamie Caleb
- 24 Rich Mostardi
- 25 Dean Derby
- 26 Charlie Sumner
- 28 Dick Haley
- 31 Clancy Osborne
- 32 Ray Hayes
- 33 Mel Triplett
- 35 Doug Mayberry
- 39 Hugh McElhenny
- 40 Jack Morris
- 41 Gene Johnson
- 43 Will Sherman
- 44 Billy Gault
- 45 Ed Sharockman
- 47 Justin Rowland
- 50 Dick Grecni
- 52 Bill Lapham
- 54 Karl Rubke
- 58 Rip Hawkins
- 59 Jim Leo
- 62 Bob Denton
- 64 Mike Rabold
- 65 Gerry Huth
- 66 Ken Petersen
- 67 Grady Alderman
- 70 Jim Marshall
- 71 Ed Culpepper
- 72 Frank Youso
- 73 Bill Bishop
- 76 Paul Dickson
- 77 Lebron Shields
- 79 Jim Prestel
- 82 A. D. Williams
- 83 Don Joyce
- 84 Dave Middleton
- 85 Bob Schnelker
- 87 Gordon Smith
- 88 Fred Murphy
- 89 Jerry Reichow
Head coach: Norm Van Brocklin
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