Dick Peterson 
Full Name:  Richard George Peterson
     Born:  March 14, 1925, Chicago, Ill.
     Died:  May 30, 1975, Akron, Ohio
   School:  Austin High School in Chicago, Illinois


FSU Career
Football
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1948  31  RHB     5-9  160  So   *   Chicago, IL                 
1949  31  LHB     5-9  165  Jr   *   Chicago, IL                 
1950  31  HB      5-9  165  Sr   *   Chicago, IL


Comments
Richard George Peterson Obituary.
Published by The Akron Beacon Journal on Jun 3, 1975, page 33.

Richard George Peterson, 50, of 1676 Liberty Dr., Akron, died unexpectedly May 30.



FSU Statistics
Football
Season Statistics
Defense
         |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
Year  GP |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1948   8 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   1-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
1949   8 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  8 |  48
1950   4 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot   20 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   1-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  9 |  54

Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
         |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
Year  GP |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1948   8 |   9   23  2.6  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   4- 12 - 0    63  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   23
1949   8 |  66  316  4.8  8 63t |   0    0  0.0  0     |  10- 27 - 1   262  3 55t |   1   19 19.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  335
1950   4 |  22   84  3.8  1     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   7- 13 - 1   169  2     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   84
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot   20 |  97  423  4.4  9 63t |   0    0  0.0  0     |  21-  52- 2   494  5 55t |   1   19 19.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  442
Football
Game Participation
                            |      Starts
1948                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Oct  9 Cumberland           |  1           
Oct 16 Erskine College      |  1           
Oct 23 Millsaps College     |  1           
Oct 30 Stetson              |  1           
Nov 13 Mississippi College  |  1           
Nov 20 Livingston State     |  1           
Nov 27 Troy State           |  1           
Dec  4 Tampa                |  1           
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  8   0    0

                            |      Starts
1949                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Oct  1 Whiting Field        |  1           
Oct  8 Mississippi College  |  1           
Oct 15 Erskine College      |  1           
Oct 22 Sewanee              |  1           
Oct 29 Stetson              |  1           
Nov 12 Millsaps College     |  1  LH   DB  
Nov 18 Tampa                |  1  LH   DB  
Nov 26 Troy State           |  1  LH   DB  
Jan  2 Wofford College      |  1  RH   DB  
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  9   4    4

                            |      Starts
1950                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep 30 Troy State           |  1  LH   DB  
Oct  7 Randolph-Macon Coll  |  1  LH   DB  
Oct 14 Howard               |  1  LH   DB  
Oct 28 Sewanee              |  1           
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  4   3    3

----------------------------|--------------
Career Tot                  | 21   7    7
Football
Game Statistics
                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1948                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Oct  9 Cumberland           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   1-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 13 Mississippi College  |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 20 Livingston State     |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 27 Troy State           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   1-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  0 |   0

                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1949                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Oct  1 Whiting Field        |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct  8 Mississippi College  |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Oct 15 Erskine College      |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  2 |  12
Oct 29 Stetson              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Nov 12 Millsaps College     |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Nov 18 Tampa                |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Nov 26 Troy State           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  2 |  12
Jan  2 *Wofford College     |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  8 |  48

                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1950                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 30 Troy State           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct  7 Randolph-Macon Coll  |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Oct 14 Howard               |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  1 |   6

* Bowl Game stats not included

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1948                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Oct  9 Cumberland           |   4   34  8.5  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |   34
Nov 13 Mississippi College  |   1   -4 -4.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   1- 1     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   -4
Nov 20 Livingston State     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2-   2- 0    62  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
Nov 27 Troy State           |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   1- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   5   30  6.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2-   4- 1    62  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   30

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1949                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Oct  1 Whiting Field        |   2   23 11.5  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1-   1- 0    55  1     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   23
Oct  8 Mississippi College  |   1   63 63.0  1 63t |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   63
Oct 15 Erskine College      |   2   11  5.5  2     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1-   1- 0    32  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   11
Oct 29 Stetson              |   5   30  6.0  1     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   30
Nov 12 Millsaps College     |  14   53  3.8  1     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2-   2- 0    45  2     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   53
Nov 18 Tampa                |   2    4  2.0  1     |   2   24 12.0  0     |   2-   2- 0    35  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   28
Nov 26 Troy State           |  17   74  4.4  2     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   74
Jan  2 *Wofford College     |   2   26 13.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   26
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |  43  258  6.0  8 63t |   2   24 12.0  0     |   6-   6- 0   167  3     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  282

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1950                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep 30 Troy State           |   1   10 10.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1-   1- 0    49  1     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   10
Oct  7 Randolph-Macon Coll  |   5   34  6.8  1     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2-   2- 0    30  1     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   34
Oct 14 Howard               |   2   28 14.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   3-   4- 1    78  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   28
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   8   72  9.0  1     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   6-   7- 1   157  2     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   72

* Bowl Game stats not included