Calvin Peterson

Dallas Cowboys 72nd pick

LB · UCLA · 1974

Draft Details

Year

1974

Round

Round 3

Pick

72nd overall

Team

Dallas Cowboys

Position

College

UCLA

Calvin Peterson Career Stats

First-team All-Pac-8 (1973)

Career Totals

Games played - started	Interceptions	Fumble recoveries
80 - 17	2	1

Career History

Dallas Cowboys (1974–1975)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976)
Los Angeles Rams (1978)
Kansas City Chiefs (1979–1981)
Los Angeles Raiders (1982)

Born: Los Angeles, California, U.S. · Height: 6-3 · Weight: 219 lb

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Calvin Peterson is a former linebacker out of UCLA, selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the 72nd overall pick (round 3) in the 1974 NFL Draft. His pro career included stints with the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs.

More from the 1974 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	DAL	Too Tall Jones	DE	Tennessee State
1	1	CIN	Clint Longley	QB	Abilene Christian
1	2	LAC	Bo Matthews	RB	Colorado
1	3	NYG	John Hicks	G	Ohio State
1	4	CHI	Waymond Bryant	OLB	Tennessee State
1	5	BAL	John Dutton	DT	Nebraska
1	6	NYJ	Carl Barzilauskas	DT	Indiana
1	7	LA	J.V. Cain	TE	Colorado
1	8	DET	Ed O'Neil	ILB	Penn State
1	9	SF	Wilbur Jackson	RB	Alabama

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