No. 6 | |
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Position: | Center |
Personal information | |
Born: | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | March 26, 1897
Died: | July 1, 1964 Kansas, U.S. | (aged 67)
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Bethany Academy |
College: | Nebraska |
Career history | |
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Carl John "Swede" Peterson (March 26, 1897 – July 1, 1964) was an American football player and coach. He played college football for Nebraska and professionally for one season in the National Football League (NFL) as a center for the Kansas City Blues in 1924.[1] He was selected as a third-team center on the 1924 All-Pro Team.[2][3]
Peterson later served for three seasons as the head coach of the Augustana (Illinois) Vikings football team.[4]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Augustana (Illinois) Vikings (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1925–1927) | |||||||||
1925 | Augustana | 4–3–1 | 4–3–1 | T–9th | |||||
1926 | Augustana | 5–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 7th | |||||
1927 | Augustana | 2–5 | 1–5 | 19th | |||||
Augustana: | 11–10–2 | 9–10–2 | |||||||
Total: | 11–10–2 |