Dick Pesonen
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| Position: | Defensive back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | June 10, 1938 Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: | 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.
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