:Dean Halverson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1946)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Dean Halverson

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|8|24}}

| birth_place = Olympia, Washington, U.S.

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| number = 56, 59

| position = Linebacker

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 230

| high_school = Olympia

| college = Washington

| draftyear = 1968

| draftround = 13

| draftpick = 351

| pastteams =

• Los Angeles Rams (1968)
• Atlanta Falcons (1970)
• Los Angeles Rams (1971–1972)
• Philadelphia Eagles (1973–1975)

| highlights =

• First-team All-Pac-8 (1967)

| pfr = HalvDe20

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Dean Halverson (August 24, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons, and Philadelphia Eagles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HalvDe20.htm|title = Dean Halverson Stats| website=Pro-Football-Reference.com }}

Born and raised in Olympia, Washington, Halverson played college football for the Washington Huskies in Seattle under head coach Jim Owens.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gvsoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5OADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3951%2C3079046 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |title=Probable starting lineups |date=October 13, 1967 |page=3B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kjlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G-kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1910%2C3322321 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Huskies-Cougars: probable starters |date=November 25, 1967 |page=8}} He was selected in the 13th round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft by the Rams with the 351st overall pick.