Carl Peterson | |
Number: | 6 |
Birth Date: | 26 March 1897 |
Birth Place: | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
Death Place: | Kansas, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lbs: | 175 |
Position: | Center |
High School: | Bethany Academy |
College: | Nebraska |
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Pfr: | PeteCa21 |
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]