Dave Tollefson
Dave Tollefson being blocked by Frank Omiyale of the Seattle Seahawks.
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 19, 1981 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Walnut Creek, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Concord (CA) Ygnacio Valley | ||||||||
| College: | Northwest Missouri State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 7 / Pick: 253 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 89 |
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| Sacks: | 10.5 |
| INTs: | 0 |
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Dave Tollefson (born May 19, 1981) is a former American football defensive end. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round, with the 253rd pick of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwest Missouri State. Tollefson won two Super Bowls as a member of the New York Giants, defeating the New England Patriots in both Super Bowls.
Tollefson was born in Walnut Creek, California and attended Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord, playing football for head coach Tim Murphy. He was a two-time All-League and All-City selection as a linebacker. He also played Tight End. During his senior year, Tollefson transferred to Olympic continuation school in Concord, CA and later obtained his high school diploma.
Dave Tollefson played outside linebacker at Los Medanos College in 1999 and 2000, and Fresno State University awarded Tollefson an athletic scholarship for defensive end. However, he suffered a series of injuries that made him miss three seasons. He missed the 2001 season due to right shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum. Then, he spent the 2002 season working at Home Depot, undergoing surgery on his right shoulder to clean up debris. In 2003 he enrolled at Northwest Missouri, but did not play; he was granted a medical hardship after suffering a broken bone in his right foot in August camp. He said that the summer before entering Northwest Missouri, he worked as a carpenter.
In the 2004 season, he was an All-MIAA second-team choice in his first year at Northwest Missouri. He started twelve games at right defensive end and recorded 48 tackles (19 solos) with 8.5 sacks and 13 stops for losses. He also caused and recovered a fumble and had a pair of pass deflections. In 2005, as a senior, he started fourteen games at right defensive end, recording 58 tackles (38 solos) with a team-high 16.5 stops for losses and five quarterback pressures. He set a school single-season record, and ranked 13th in the nation, with 12.5 sacks, caused a fumble, blocked a kick, and deflected four passes. As a result, he was named First-team All-Mid–America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, was the league's Defensive MVP, was named to the All-Southwest Region team, and earned College-division All-American First-team honors from the American Football Coaches Association. He was also a finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award, given to the best lineman in the small college ranks.
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