Dick Pesonen is a former

defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

in the

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. Pesonen first played with the

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during the 1960 NFL season. He was later selected in the 1961 NFL expansion draft by the

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and played that season with the team. From there he played three seasons with the

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. Dick died on November 3, 2023, in Boca Raton, Florida.

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