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David Arnold Simonson (born May 2, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for five different teams over a four-season career running from 1974 to 1977. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Dave Simonson was born May 2, 1952, in Austin, Minnesota, where he attended Austin High School. He was a star wrestler and football player during his high school years.
He attended college at the University of Minnesota, where he was again a two-sport athlete, playing football and wrestling. He spent his first two years on the Gophers football squad as a reserve, mired on the depth chart behind established starting tackles Bart Buetow and Dennis Maloney.
His football career was endangered ahead of his junior year when in May 1972 he suffered a serious neck injury in spring football practice. He was fortunately able to successfully rehabilitate his injury. He continued to compete as a top tier collegiate wrestler for Minnesota as well, racking up an 18–4 record in 1972–73, and finishing second in the heavyweight division of the 1973 Big Ten Wrestling Championship.
Simonson was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 12th round of the 1974 NFL draft, with the Colts making him the 292nd overall selection. Simonson expressed intrigue at the possibility of a pro football career, telling the Minneapolis Star Tribune, "I'm just glad that somebody drafted me and I'm anxious to give it a try. I've toyed with the idea of pro wrestling but I'd like to see what happens with football first."
He played in 13 games for Baltimore during his 1974 rookie season, primarily on special teams. He saw very limited game action as an offensive lineman, playing, for example, the last eight minutes of the team's season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. In making the Colts' team, Simonson became the first resident of Austin, Minnesota, to make a roster in the NFL.
With a year in the league under his belt, Simonson confided to a friendly reporter, "I expected to be drafted, but not by the Colts. Dallas gave me every indication they were going to draft me — they even sent me the pen to sign a contract with. Kansas City and Atlanta also showed great interest, but I had no inkling about Baltimore."
His time in Baltimore proved fleeting, with the Colts releasing him on September 9, 1975, less than two weeks before the start of the 1975 NFL season. He was briefly out of the league until being signed by the New York Giants in December. He ultimately saw action in two games for the Giants at the end of the team's 1975 season.
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Dave Simonson
David Arnold Simonson (born May 2, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for five different teams over a four-season career running from 1974 to 1977. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Dave Simonson was born May 2, 1952, in Austin, Minnesota, where he attended Austin High School. He was a star wrestler and football player during his high school years.
He attended college at the University of Minnesota, where he was again a two-sport athlete, playing football and wrestling. He spent his first two years on the Gophers football squad as a reserve, mired on the depth chart behind established starting tackles Bart Buetow and Dennis Maloney.
His football career was endangered ahead of his junior year when in May 1972 he suffered a serious neck injury in spring football practice. He was fortunately able to successfully rehabilitate his injury. He continued to compete as a top tier collegiate wrestler for Minnesota as well, racking up an 18–4 record in 1972–73, and finishing second in the heavyweight division of the 1973 Big Ten Wrestling Championship.
Simonson was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 12th round of the 1974 NFL draft, with the Colts making him the 292nd overall selection. Simonson expressed intrigue at the possibility of a pro football career, telling the Minneapolis Star Tribune, "I'm just glad that somebody drafted me and I'm anxious to give it a try. I've toyed with the idea of pro wrestling but I'd like to see what happens with football first."
He played in 13 games for Baltimore during his 1974 rookie season, primarily on special teams. He saw very limited game action as an offensive lineman, playing, for example, the last eight minutes of the team's season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. In making the Colts' team, Simonson became the first resident of Austin, Minnesota, to make a roster in the NFL.
With a year in the league under his belt, Simonson confided to a friendly reporter, "I expected to be drafted, but not by the Colts. Dallas gave me every indication they were going to draft me — they even sent me the pen to sign a contract with. Kansas City and Atlanta also showed great interest, but I had no inkling about Baltimore."
His time in Baltimore proved fleeting, with the Colts releasing him on September 9, 1975, less than two weeks before the start of the 1975 NFL season. He was briefly out of the league until being signed by the New York Giants in December. He ultimately saw action in two games for the Giants at the end of the team's 1975 season.
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