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• Jack Christiansen is a retired National Football League player and coach. Playing nine seasons in the NFL, Christiansen made the Pro Bowl in the following years: 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957. After his playing career he moved on to coach the San Fransisco 49ers for nearly five seasons.

• Fast Facts:

  1. Born: December 20, 1928
  2. Died: June 29, 1986
  3. Birth Place: Sublette, Kansas
  4. College: Colorado State University
  5. Drafted 69th overall in the 6th round of the 1951 NFL Draft
  6. 5 time Pro Bowl selections
  7. Coached the 49ers, from 1963-1967

• Brief Biography:

  As a coach with the 49ers, Christiansen won a total of 26 games, and had a 46% winning percentage. As an all-star player, he only lasted just under four seasons as a coach. He moved on to coach Stanford University in 1972, making it back to the NFL in 1977 through 1983. Christiansen died three years later after never regaining consciousness after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumor.

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