Gary Larsen
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||
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Born: | Fargo, North Dakota | March 13, 1942||||||
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College: | Concordia–Moorhead | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1964 / Round: 10 / Pick: 133 | ||||||
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Gary Larsen (born March 13, 1942) is a former 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 Vikings records, he made 38.5 sacks in his 11-year career.
External links[]
- Gary Larsen at NFL Vikings
Categories:
- 1942 births
- Living people
- American football defensive linemen
- Concordia Cobbers football players
- Los Angeles Rams players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- Western Conference Pro Bowl players
- National Conference Pro Bowl players
- Sportspeople from Fargo, North Dakota
- American football defensive lineman, 1940s birth stubs