Wayne Rasmussen
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||||
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| Born | June 7, 1942 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Howard (Howard, South Dakota) | ||||||||||
| College | South Dakota State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1964 (9th round, 117th overall pick) | ||||||||||
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Wayne Rasmussen (born June 7, 1942) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).[1] After his football career, he spent many years as an executive for Citibank at their Sioux Falls, South Dakota location, and is now retired in the Sioux Falls area.[citation needed]
Rasmussen graduated from Howard High School, located in Howard, South Dakota.[2] Rasmussen played football, basketball and baseball at South Dakota State University.[3] As point guard, he led South Dakota State to the NCAA Division II National Championship in 1963 and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Also, as a football player in college, he played wide receiver as well as defensive back.
He played as a defensive back for the Detroit Lions from 1964 to 1972.[3]
He is an inductee of the South Dakota Hall of Fame[4] and the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Wayne Rasmussen Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Wayne Rasmussen - South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame". www.sdshof.com. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- 1 2 "Wayne Rasmussen". South Dakota State University Athletics. May 24, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Legacy Wayne Rasmussen - SD Hall of Fame Programs". sdexcellence.org. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Wayne Rasmussen - South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame". www.sdshof.com. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
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