Duke Iversen
Appearance
No. 15 | |
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Position: | Back |
Personal information | |
Born: | Petaluma, California, U.S. | February 26, 1920
Died: | May 20, 2011 Petaluma, California, U.S. | (aged 91)
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Petaluma (CA) |
College: | Oregon |
NFL draft: | 1947 / round: 7 / pick: 54 |
Career history | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Christopher Arnold "Duke" Iversen (February 26, 1920 – May 20, 2011) was an American football player who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference (AAFC) with the New York Giants, New York Yankees and New York Yanks. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 1947 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Oregon and attended Petaluma High School in Petaluma, California.[1]
His family's name was spelled "Iverson" but a doctor misspelled it as "Iversen" on Duke's birth certificate.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "DUKE IVERSEN". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ Osborne, Harlan. "Duke Iversen relished his five-year pro football career". petaluma360.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 2011 deaths
- Players of American football from Sonoma County, California
- American football running backs
- Oregon Ducks football players
- New York Giants players
- New York Yankees (AAFC) players
- New York Yanks players
- Sportspeople from Petaluma, California
- Petaluma High School alumni
- American football biography stubs