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  • Floyd Peters
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  • Floyd Charles Peters (May 21, 1936 – August 18, 2008) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League and went to three Pro Bowls during his 13 year career. He played college football at San Francisco State University and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1958 NFL Draft. Peters has four sons (Craig, Allen, Dean and Kelly) and a wife, Nancy.
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draftyear
  • 1958
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Number
  • 737278
heightft
  • 6
Birth Date
  • 1936-05-21
statseason
  • 1970
pastcoaching
  • * New York Giants
  • * Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • * San Francisco 49ers
  • * Oakland Raiders
  • * St. Louis Cardinals
  • * Detroit Lions
  • * Minnesota Vikings
Name
  • Floyd Peters
  • Peters, Floyd
NFL
  • PET110742
pfr
  • PeteFl00
pastteams
  • * Baltimore Colts * * Salinas Packers * Cleveland Browns * Detroit Lions * Philadelphia Eagles * Washington Redskins :(*Offseason member only)
draftround
  • 8
Weight
  • 254
Date of Death
  • 2008-08-19
debutteam
  • Cleveland Browns
Birth Place
Title
College
death date
  • 2008-08-19
Highlights
  • * 3× Pro Bowl selection
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  • PETERFLO01
Place of Birth
Before
Years
  • 1991
After
debutyear
  • 1959
Position
draftpick
  • 93
Date of Birth
  • 1936-05-21
Short Description
  • American football player and coach
finalteam
  • Washington Redskins
heightin
  • 4
finalyear
  • 1970
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  • Floyd Charles Peters (May 21, 1936 – August 18, 2008) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League and went to three Pro Bowls during his 13 year career. He played college football at San Francisco State University and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1958 NFL Draft. Later, Peters was an assistant coach for various teams. He was defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings from 1986 to 1990 where his defenses ranked number 1 in the NFL in '88 and '89 (71 sacks in '89, one short of an NFL record), and of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1991 to 1994. During this time his nickname was 'Sgt. Rock.' He was also well known in Tampa Bay for wearing bright orange pants to practice. Peters has four sons (Craig, Allen, Dean and Kelly) and a wife, Nancy.
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