Gary Larsen
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| Position: | Defensive Tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 13, 1942 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fargo, North Dakota | ||||||||
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| College: | Concordia College | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1964 / Round: 10 / Pick: 133 | ||||||||
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Gary Larsen (born March 13, 1942 in Fargo, North Dakota) was a defensive tackle in the NFL and played college football at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. He started his NFL career in 1964 with the Los Angeles Rams and then became a part of the famous Purple People Eaters for the Minnesota Vikings from 1965 through 1974. He was selected to two Pro Bowls and played in Super Bowls IV, VIII and IX.
He was known as the "policeman", the player who covered the run while Eller, Marshall, and Page attacked the quarterback. According to Minnesota Viking records, he recorded 38.5 sacks in his 11-year career.
External links
- Gary Larsen at NFL Vikings
- Gary Larsen statistics
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- NFL player using deprecated currentteam parameter
- NFL player with pastcoaching parameter
- NFL player with pastexecutive parameter
- Infobox NFL player with debut/final parameters
- 1942 births
- Living people
- American football defensive linemen
- Los Angeles Rams players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- Western Conference Pro Bowl players
- National Conference Pro Bowl players
- People from Fargo, North Dakota
