Dean Carlson
{{Short description|American football player (1950–2022)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Dean Carlson
| image = File:DeanCarlson.png
| caption =
| position = Quarterback
| number = 9
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1950|8|1}}
| birth_place = Rushford, Minnesota, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|8|5|1950|8|1}}
| death_place = Clinton, North Carolina, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 210
| college = Iowa State
| high_school = Rushford
| draftyear = 1972
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 179
| pastteams = * Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1972}}–{{NFL Year|1973}})*
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1974}})*
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1974}})
| highlights =
| statseason =
| statvalue1 = 0–1
| statlabel2 = Passing yards
| statvalue2 = 116
| statlabel3 = Passer rating
| statvalue3 = 45.4
| pfr = C/CarlDe00
}}
Dean Paul Carlson (August 1, 1950 – August 5, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones.
Early life
Carlson was born and grew up in Rushford, Minnesota, and attended Rushford High School, where he played football and basketball.{{cite web|url=http://cdm16001.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16001coll20/id/2979/rec/17|title=Iowa State Sun Bowl Program|date=December 18, 1971|access-date=June 26, 2020}}
College career
Carlson began his collegiate career at Rochester 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.rctcyellowjackets.com/sports/fball/record-book|title=Record Book|website=RCTCYellowjackets.com|access-date=June 26, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://cdm16001.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16001coll20/id/2893/rec/115|title=Iowa State Cyclones 1970 Football|page=42|access-date=June 26, 2020}} He transferred to Iowa State University and was named the Cyclones 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 the 1971 Sun Bowl.{{cite web|url=http://www.nmnathletics.com/pdf2/40648.pdf|title=1971 Sun Bowl|work=2006 Iowa State Cyclone Football Media Guide|page=140|access-date=June 26, 2020|archive-date=September 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912080130/http://www.nmnathletics.com/pdf2/40648.pdf|url-status=dead}} After the season Carlson played in the 1972 Senior Bowl and started in the 1971 North–South Shrine Game.{{cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1971/12/24/79170663.html?pageNumber=18|title=Carlson to Start for North|work=The New York Times|date=December 24, 1971|access-date=June 26, 2020}}
Professional career
Carlson was selected in the seventh round of the 1972 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. He spent the 1972 season on the Chiefs practice squad and was on and off the active roster in 1973.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PEvLDFIdjfsC&q=dean+carlson+packers+chiefs&pg=PA231|title=Kansas City Chiefs Encyclopedia|first=Mark|last=Stallard|page=230|year=2001|publisher=Sports Publishing LLC |isbn=9781582612751}} He was traded to the Green 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.{{cite web|url=http://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/195472911.html/|title=Oct. 22, 1974: Packers trade for John Hadl|first=Mike|last=Kupper|work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=October 23, 1974}} He was signed by the Chiefs shortly afterwards and made his only appearance in an NFL game in the final game of the 1974 season, completing 7 of 15 pass attempts for 116 yards with one interception and rushing twice for 17 yards in relief of starter Len Dawson.{{cite web|url=https://www.widerightnattylite.com/2018/3/12/17041358/iowa-state-players-in-professional-football-part-3b-1970s|title=Iowa State Players in Professional Football: Part 3B (1970s)|first=Jared|last=Larson|website=WideRightNattyLite.com|publisher=SB Nation|date=March 12, 2018}}{{cite web |title=Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs – December 14th, 1974 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197412140kan.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=August 10, 2022 |language=en}}
Later life and death
Carlson was later a mortgage broker in Kansas City. He died on August 5, 2022, four days after his 72nd birthday.{{Cite web|url=https://fillmorecountyjournal.com/dean-paul-carlson/|website=Fillmore County Journal|date=August 9, 2022|title=Dean Paul Carlson}}
References
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Category:Players of American football from Minnesota
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Iowa State Cyclones football players
Category:Kansas City Chiefs players
Category:Green Bay Packers players