James Palmer Pederson (October 19, 1907 – August 14, 1978) was an American football back who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minneapolis Red Jackets, Frankford Yellow Jackets and Chicago Bears. He played college football and basketballatAugsburg College.[1] He attended Willmar High School in Willmar, Minnesota.[2] Pederson was the head football coach at Augsburg from 1933 to 1934, accumulating an overall record of 0–10.[3] He was also the athletic director at Augsburg from April 1933 to May 1938,[4][5][6] and the school's basketball coach from 1934 to 1936.[7][8][9][10] He was inducted into the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973 and the Minnesota Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1976.[1][11]
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Position: | Back |
Personal information | |
Born: | (1907-10-19)October 19, 1907 Harvey, North Dakota, U.S. |
Died: | August 14, 1978(1978-08-14) (aged 70) Pawtucket, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight: | 189 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Willmar (MN) |
College: | Augsburg |
Career history | |
Player stats at PFR | |
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Augsburg Auggies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1933–1934) | |||||||||
1933 | Augsburg | 0–5 | 0–5 | 9th | |||||
1934 | Augsburg | 0–5 | 0–5 | 9th | |||||
Augsburg: | 0–10 | 0–10 | |||||||
Total: | 0–10 |
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