Dick Pesonen

Pesonen, Richard Martin
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
Born: June 10, 1938 Grand Rapids, MN
Died: November 2, 2023 Boca Raton, FL
High School: Proctor (MN)

Year	College	Participation
1956	Minnesota
1958	Minnesota-Duluth	Played
1959	Minnesota-Duluth	Played

NFL Playoff Statistics

Coaching Record

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1960 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1960 GB NFL	48	DB	12	0
1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL	22	RCB	11	11
1962 New York Giants (NFL)1962 NYG NFL	25	RCB-LCB-RS	13	1
1963 New York Giants (NFL)1963 NYG NFL	25	LS-LCB	14	8
1964 New York Giants (NFL)1964 NYG NFL	25	LS	5	5
1965 Newark Bears (COFL)1965 NEW COFL	37	RS
1966 Orlando Panthers (COFL)1966 ORL COFL	25	LCB
1967 Orlando Panthers (COFL)1967 ORL COFL	25	LCB-LS
5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL			55	25

Team	Date	Transaction
1960 Green Bay Packers (NFL)Green Bay Packers		Signed
1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)Minnesota Vikings	1/26/1961	Expansion Draft
1962 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants	3/30/1962	Traded
1965 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants	8/12/1965	Released
1965 Washington Redskins (NFL)Washington Redskins	8/17/1965	Signed
1965 Washington Redskins (NFL)Washington Redskins	8/31/1965	Released
1965 Newark Bears (COFL)Newark Bears		Signed
1965 Newark Bears (COFL)Newark Bears		Free Agent
1966 Cleveland Browns (NFL)Cleveland Browns		Signed
1966 Cleveland Browns (NFL)Cleveland Browns	7/21/1966	Released
1966 Orlando Panthers (COFL)Orlando Panthers		Signed
1967 Orlando Panthers (COFL)Orlando Panthers		Free Agent

AWARDS
1965 Official All-COFL
1966 Official All-COFL

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL	1	28	28.0	28	0
1962 New York Giants (NFL)1962 NYG NFL	2	24	12.0	17	0
1963 New York Giants (NFL)1963 NYG NFL	1	1	1.0	1	0
1965 Newark Bears (COFL)1965 NEW COFL	1	3	3.0	3	0
1966 Orlando Panthers (COFL)1966 ORL COFL	6	64	10.7	22	0
1967 Orlando Panthers (COFL)1967 ORL COFL	2	7	3.5	7	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	4	53	13.3	28	0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1963 New York Giants (NFL)1963 NYG NFL	7	3	47	6.7	10	0	0	0
1966 Orlando Panthers (COFL)1966 ORL COFL	1	0	2	2.0	2	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)	7	3	47	6.7	10	0	0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL	6		136	22.7	60	0
1963 New York Giants (NFL)1963 NYG NFL	8		197	24.6	30	0		0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	14		333	23.8	60	0		0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
1963 New York Giants (NFL)1963 NYG NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	0	0	1	1	0	0