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{{Infobox gridiron football person
{{Short description|American football player (1928–2010)}}
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|name = Don Peterson
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|team = [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]]
|image = Donald Peterson (American football).jpg
| name = Don Peterson
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| team = [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]]
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|caption = Peterson from the 1952 ''Michiganensian''
| caption = Peterson from the 1952 ''Michiganensian''
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|position1 = [[Fullback (American football)|Fullback]]
|position2 = [[Halfback (American football)|Halfback]]
| position1 = [[Fullback (American football)|Fullback]]
| position2 = [[Halfback (American football)|Halfback]]
|birth_date = April 26, 1928
| birth_date = April 26, 1928
|birth_place = [[St. Louis, Missouri]]
| birth_place = [[St. Louis, Missouri]], U.S.
|death_date = July 20, 2010 (aged 82)
| death_date = July 20, 2010 (aged 82)
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|College = [[University of Michigan]]
| College = [[University of Michigan]]
|high_school = [[St. Catherine's High School (Racine, Wisconsin)]]
| high_school = [[St. Catherine's High School (Racine, Wisconsin)]]
|Height_ft = 5
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|Weight_lbs = 175
| Weight_lbs = 175
|playing_years1 = 1948–1951
| playing_years1 = 1948–1951
|playing_team1 = [[University of Michigan|Michigan]]
| playing_team1 = [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]
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|Awards = Most Valuable Player, [[1951 Michigan Wolverines football team]]
| Awards = Most Valuable Player, [[1951 Michigan Wolverines football team]]
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| nickname = Jiggs
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'''Donald Williams "Jiggs"<ref name=KOC/> Peterson''' (April 26, 1928 – July 20, 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/ann-arbor-mi/donald-peterson-4321432|title=Donald William Peterson|publisher=Muehlig Funeral Chapel|accessdate=27 July 2019}}</ref> was an [[American football]] player. He played college football for the [[University of Michigan]] from 1948 to 1951 and was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the [[1951 Michigan Wolverines football team]]
'''Donald Williams "Jiggs"<ref name=KOC/> Peterson''' (April 26, 1928 – July 20, 2010) was an American [[college football]] player He played football for the [[University of Michigan]] from 1948 to 1951 and was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the [[1951 Michigan Wolverines football team]]

A native of [[Racine, Wisconsin]], Peterson attended [[St. Catherine's High School (Racine, Wisconsin)|St. Catherine's High School]] and played football for the St. Catherine's Angels championship football team in 1945.<ref name=KOC>{{cite news|title=Knights of Columbus Honor Angel Athletes at Banquet|newspaper=Racine Journal Times|date=1953-12-07}}</ref>


==Biography==
[[File:Don Peterson (1951).jpg|thumb|left|175px|Peterson, 1951]]
[[File:Don Peterson (1951).jpg|thumb|left|175px|Peterson, 1951]]
He later enrolled at the [[University of Michigan]] and played football for the [[Michigan Wolverines football]] teams from 1948 to 1951.<ref>{{cite web|title=1948 Michigan football roster |publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library |url=http://141.211.39.65/allroster/FMPro?-DB=allrost.fp5&-Format=fbresult.htm&-SortField=name&-SortOrder=Ascend&year=1948&-max=170&-Find |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819230812/http://141.211.39.65/allroster/FMPro?-DB=allrost.fp5&-Format=fbresult.htm&-SortField=name&-SortOrder=Ascend&year=1948&-max=170&-Find |archivedate=2010-08-19 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=1949 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1949fbt.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=1950 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1950fbt.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=1951 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1951fbt.htm}}</ref> He played in the [[1951 Rose Bowl]] game and finished the 1951 season as the fourth leading ground gamer in the [[Big Ten Conference]].<ref name=MVP/> During the 1951 season, he scored two touchdowns against Iowa and rushed for a career-high 104 yards against Illinois. In his final game for Michigan, Peterson rushed for 70 yards and scored the only touchdown in a 7-0 win over [[1951 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan Stops Ohio State and Janowicz|newspaper=The Sunday Star|date=1951-11-25|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O7MmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HQIGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4086,2624156&dq=don-peterson&hl=en}}</ref> At the end of the 1951 season, he was selected as the Most Valuable Player on the [[1951 Michigan Wolverines football team]].<ref name=MVP/> His older brother, Tom Peterson, played fullback for Michigan in 1944-1949.<ref name=MVP>{{cite news|title=Don Peterson Named Most Valuable at U-M|newspaper=Ironwood Daily Globe (AP story)|date=1959-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=1948 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1948fbt.htm}}</ref> Don was selected by the [[Green Bay Packers]] in the 17th round (196th overall pick) of the [[1952 NFL Draft]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1952 NFL Player Draft |publisher=databasefootball.com |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=nfl&yr=1952 |accessdate=2010-08-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909062154/http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1952&lg=NFL |archivedate=2010-09-09 |df= }}</ref>
Born in 1928 in [[St. Louis]], Peterson was the son of Lyda and Russell Peterson. In his youth, his family moved to [[Racine, Wisconsin]]. He attended [[St. Catherine's High School (Racine, Wisconsin)|St. Catherine's High School]] and played football for the Angels' undefeated championship football team in 1945.<ref name=KOC>{{cite news|title=Knights of Columbus Honor Angel Athletes at Banquet|newspaper=Racine Journal Times|date=1953-12-07}}</ref> After graduating, Don enlisted in the U. S. Army and served in Japan, where he organized sports activities for U. S. troops after World War II. After returning, he accepted a scholarship to play football for the University of Michigan, and played football for the [[Michigan Wolverines football]] team from 1948 to 1951.<ref>{{cite web|title=1948 Michigan football roster |publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library |url=http://141.211.39.65/allroster/FMPro?-DB=allrost.fp5&-Format=fbresult.htm&-SortField=name&-SortOrder=Ascend&year=1948&-max=170&-Find |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819230812/http://141.211.39.65/allroster/FMPro?-DB=allrost.fp5&-Format=fbresult.htm&-SortField=name&-SortOrder=Ascend&year=1948&-max=170&-Find |archivedate=2010-08-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=1949 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1949fbt.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=1950 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1950fbt.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=1951 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1951fbt.htm}}</ref> He played in the [[1951 Rose Bowl]] game and finished the 1951 season as the fourth leading ground gamer in the [[Big Ten Conference]].<ref name="MVP" /> During the 1951 season, he scored two touchdowns against [[1951 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa ]]and rushed for a career-high 104 yards against [[1951 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]]. In his final game for Michigan, Peterson rushed for 70 yards and scored the only touchdown in a 7–0 win over [[1951 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan Stops Ohio State and Janowicz|newspaper=The Sunday Star|date=1951-11-25|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O7MmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HQIGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4086,2624156}}</ref> At the end of the 1951 season, he was selected as the Most Valuable Player on the [[1951 Michigan Wolverines football team]] and selected to play in the 1951 Blue/Grey All-Star Classic .<ref name="MVP" /> After graduating with honors with a major in zoology, he went on to graduate from the University of Michigan, School of Dentistry. His older brother, Tom Peterson, played fullback for Michigan between 1944 and 1949.<ref name="MVP">{{cite news|title=Don Peterson Named Most Valuable at U-M|newspaper=Ironwood Daily Globe (AP story)|date=1959-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=1948 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1948fbt.htm}}</ref> Don was selected by the [[Green Bay Packers]] in the 17th round (196th overall pick) of the [[1952 NFL draft]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1952 NFL Player Draft |publisher=databasefootball.com |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=nfl&yr=1952 |accessdate=2010-08-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909062154/http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1952&lg=NFL |archivedate=2010-09-09 }}</ref>

Peterson practiced dentistry in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]] for more than three decades. He died on July 20, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Donald William Peterson|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/ann-arbor-mi/donald-peterson-4321432|publisher=Muehlig Funeral Chapel|access-date=July 27, 2019}}</ref>



==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Find a Grave|80487738}}

{{Michigan Wolverines football rushing leaders}}
{{Packers1952DraftPicks}}


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[[Category:Sportspeople from Racine, Wisconsin]]
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[[Category:Players of American football from St. Louis]]

Latest revision as of 05:32, 13 August 2024

Don Peterson
Michigan Wolverines
Peterson from the 1952 Michiganensian
Nickname(s)Jiggs
Born:April 26, 1928
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died:July 20, 2010 (aged 82)
Career information
Position(s)Fullback, Halfback
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
CollegeUniversity of Michigan
High schoolSt. Catherine's High School (Racine, Wisconsin)
Career history
As player
1948–1951Michigan
Career highlights and awards
AwardsMost Valuable Player, 1951 Michigan Wolverines football team

Donald Williams "Jiggs"[1] Peterson (April 26, 1928 – July 20, 2010) was an American college football player He played football for the University of Michigan from 1948 to 1951 and was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the 1951 Michigan Wolverines football team

Biography

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Peterson, 1951

Born in 1928 in St. Louis, Peterson was the son of Lyda and Russell Peterson. In his youth, his family moved to Racine, Wisconsin. He attended St. Catherine's High School and played football for the Angels' undefeated championship football team in 1945.[1] After graduating, Don enlisted in the U. S. Army and served in Japan, where he organized sports activities for U. S. troops after World War II. After returning, he accepted a scholarship to play football for the University of Michigan, and played football for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1948 to 1951.[2][3][4][5] He played in the 1951 Rose Bowl game and finished the 1951 season as the fourth leading ground gamer in the Big Ten Conference.[6] During the 1951 season, he scored two touchdowns against Iowa and rushed for a career-high 104 yards against Illinois. In his final game for Michigan, Peterson rushed for 70 yards and scored the only touchdown in a 7–0 win over Ohio State.[7] At the end of the 1951 season, he was selected as the Most Valuable Player on the 1951 Michigan Wolverines football team and selected to play in the 1951 Blue/Grey All-Star Classic .[6] After graduating with honors with a major in zoology, he went on to graduate from the University of Michigan, School of Dentistry. His older brother, Tom Peterson, played fullback for Michigan between 1944 and 1949.[6][8] Don was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 17th round (196th overall pick) of the 1952 NFL draft.[9]

Peterson practiced dentistry in Ann Arbor, Michigan for more than three decades. He died on July 20, 2010.[10]


References

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  1. ^ a b "Knights of Columbus Honor Angel Athletes at Banquet". Racine Journal Times. December 7, 1953.
  2. ^ "1948 Michigan football roster". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Archived from the original on August 19, 2010.
  3. ^ "1949 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
  4. ^ "1950 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
  5. ^ "1951 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
  6. ^ a b c "Don Peterson Named Most Valuable at U-M". Ironwood Daily Globe (AP story). November 29, 1959.
  7. ^ "Michigan Stops Ohio State and Janowicz". The Sunday Star. November 25, 1951.
  8. ^ "1948 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
  9. ^ "1952 NFL Player Draft". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  10. ^ "Donald William Peterson". Muehlig Funeral Chapel. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
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