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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born | (1950-08-01)August 1, 1950 Rushford, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | August 5, 2022(2022-08-05) (aged 72) Clinton, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Rushford | ||||||||
| College | Iowa State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1972: 7th round, 179th overall pick | ||||||||
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Dean Paul Carlson (August 1, 1950 – August 5, 2022) was an American professionalfootball player who was aquarterback in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theIowa State Cyclones.
Carlson was born and grew up inRushford, Minnesota, and attended Rushford High School, where he played football and basketball.[1]
Carlson began his collegiate career atRochester State Junior College and was named All-Region as a sophomore after leading all junior college passers with 2,090 yards and 21 touchdown passes.[2][3] He transferred toIowa State University and was named theCyclones starter going into his first season with the team. He finished the year with 1,391 yards with 11 touchdown passes and 16 interceptions while rushing for 169 yards and four touchdowns. As a senior, he completed 141 of 285 passes for a school record 1,671 yards with 14 touchdowns and 19 interceptions and rushed for an additional seven touchdowns for a Cyclone record 21 total touchdowns as Iowa State went 8–4 and played in the first bowl in program history in the1971 Sun Bowl.[4][5] After the season Carlson played in the 1972Senior Bowl and started in the 1971North–South Shrine Game.[6]
Carlson was selected in the seventh round of the1972 NFL draft by theKansas City Chiefs. He spent the1972 season on the Chiefs practice squad and was on and off the active roster in 1973.[7] He was traded to theGreen Bay Packers in exchange for a third round draft pick and was the Packers' third-string quarterback until he was waived on October 22, 1974.[8] He was signed by the Chiefs shortly afterwards and made his only appearance in an NFL game in the final game of the1974 season, completing 7 of 15 pass attempts for 116 yards with one interception and rushing twice for 17 yards in relief of starterLen Dawson.[4][9]
Carlson was later amortgage broker inKansas City. He died on August 5, 2022, four days after his 72nd birthday.[10]