Win Pedersen

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Win Pedersen
Personal information
Born:June 8, 1915
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died:January 16, 1983 (age 67)
Hopkins, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:West (MN)
College: Minnesota
Position: Tackle
NFL draft: 1940  / Round: 8 / Pick: 70
Career history
Career highlights and awards

Windinge Christian "Win" Pedersen (June 7, 1915 - January 16, 1983), sometimes listed as Win Pederson, was an American football player.

Pedersen was born in 1915 inn Chicago and attended West High School in Minneapolis. [1]

He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team from 1937 to 1939 and was captain of Minnesota's 1939 team. He was regarded as an "iron man" who appeared in 420 of 480 minutes for the 1938 Minnesota team and 370-1/2 out of 430 minutes for the 1939 team, including the full 60 minutes in four games. [2] [3] At the end of the 1939 season, he was selected by both the Associated Press and the United Press as a third-team tackle on the 1939 College Football All-America Team. [4] [5] [6] He also competed for the Minneapolis Rowing club. [7]

He was drafted by the New York Giants with the 70th pick in the 1940 NFL draft and played for the Giants during the 1941 NFL season. [8] [9] He missed three seasons to Army service during World War II. He returned to the Giants in 1945. He also played for the Boston Yanks in 1946. [9] He appeared in a total of 25 NFL games, seven of them as a starter. [1] During the 1940 season, he also played for the Milwaukee Chiefs of the American Football League and the Jersey City Giants of the American Football Association. [1]

Pedersen died in 1983 at age 67 in Hopkins, Minnesota. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Win Pedersen". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Captain Courageous: Pedersen Misses One Hour, 26 Minutes of Football in Two Gopher Campaigns". The Minneapolis Star-Journal. November 23, 1939. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Win Pedersen Tops Gophers 'Iron Men'". the Minneapolis Star. November 18, 1938. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "The 1939 A.P. All America". San Antonio Express. December 9, 1939.
  5. ↑ "U.P. Team Lists Kinnick As Best". Brainerd Daily Dispatch. November 29, 1939.
  6. ↑ "Pedersen Means This All-Star Business". Minneapolis Times Tribune. August 6, 1940. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Pedersens in Brother Act". Minneapolis Star Journal. July 11, 1940. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Win Pedersen". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
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