Dick Pesonen is a former defensive back in the National Football League.

Pesonen first played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1960 NFL season.

[1] He was later selected in the 1961 NFL Expansion Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and played that season with the team.

Dick died on November 3, 2023, in Boca Raton, Florida.

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