Dave Mason (born November 2, 1949) is a former

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in the

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(NFL).

Biography

Mason was born David Clayton Mason on November 2, 1949, in

Menominee, Michigan Menominee ( ) is a city and the county seat of Menominee County, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Upper Peninsula. The population was 8,488 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the county seat of Menominee County, Mi ...

Career

Mason was drafted in the tenth round of the

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by the

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and played that season with the

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. The following season, he played with the

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. He played at the collegiate level at the

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References

1949 births Living people People from Menominee, Michigan New England Patriots players Green Bay Packers players American football safeties Nebraska Cornhuskers football players Players of American football from Michigan 20th-century American sportsmen {{defensiveback-1940s-stub