He played professionally as a center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins.
Ericksen played college football at the University of Washington, where he had been a walk-on player.
[1] He was raised in Bothell, Washington, where his grandfather Gerhard Erickson was among the founders of the town.
[2] Ericksen served as mayor of Bothell from 1969 to 1973 and owned a local car dealership that he opened after leaving the Redskins.
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