CAL PETERSONPeterson, Calvin ElstonHeight: 6-3 Weight: 215 Born: October 6, 1952 Los Angeles, CA High School: Los Angeles (CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UCLA | Freshmen Team |
| 1971 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1972 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1973 | UCLA | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (72nd overall) 1974 Dallas Cowboys; 9th round (103trd overall) 1974 Southern California Sun |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1974 DAL NFL | 58 | LB | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL | 58 | LB | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1976 TB NFL | 58 | LLB | 5 | 4 |
| 1979 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1979 KC NFL | 50 | LOLB | 16 | 1 |
| 1980 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1980 KC NFL | 50 | ROLB | 16 | 6 |
| 1981 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1981 KC NFL | 50 | ROLB-LILB | 11 | 7 |
| 1982 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1982 LARI NFL | 54 | LB | 4 | 0 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 80 | 18 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/29/1974 | 1974 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1974 DAL NFL |
| Draft | 2/5/1974 | 1974 Southern California Sun (WFL)1974 SC WFL |
| Signed | 5/22/1974 | 1974 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1974 DAL NFL |
| Expansion Draft | 3/30/1976 | 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1976 TB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/9/1976 | 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1976 TB NFL |
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform | 7/15/1977 | 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1977 TB NFL |
| Released | 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1977 TB NFL | |
| Signed | 7/10/1978 | 1978 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1978 LARM NFL |
| Released | 8/26/1978 | 1978 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1978 LARM NFL |
| Signed | 5/20/1979 | 1979 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1979 KC NFL |
| Reserve/Non-Football Injury | 8/18/1981 | 1981 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1981 KC NFL |
| Activated | 10/9/1981 | 1981 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1981 KC NFL |
| Released | 6/20/1982 | 1981 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1981 KC NFL |
| Signed | 7/26/1982 | 1982 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1982 LARI NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/1/1982 | 1982 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1982 LARI NFL |
| Released | 1983 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1983 LARI NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1976 TB NFL | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1975 DAL NFL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1979 KC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1980 KC NFL | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1976 TB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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