Donald Roy Simensen was born on September 11, 1926, in Minot, North Dakota.
[1] He helped the Tommies win the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship each year from 1947 to 1949.
[2] Simensen signed with the Los Angeles Rams after going undrafted in the 1951 NFL draft.
[4] He also started for the Rams in the 1951 NFL Championship Game, a 24–17 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
[3] Simensen was a teacher at high schools in St. Paul, Minnesota after his NFL career.