Floyd Peters

Floyd Peters

No. 73, 72, 78
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1936-05-21)May 21, 1936
Place of birth:	Council Bluffs, Iowa
Date of death:
Height:
Weight:
Career information
College:	San Francisco State
NFL draft:	1958 / Round: 8 / Pick: 93
Career history
As player:
Baltimore Colts (1958)* Salinas Packers (1958) Cleveland Browns (1959−1962) Detroit Lions (1963) Philadelphia Eagles (1964−1969) Washington Redskins (1970)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
New York Giants (1974) (Defensive coordinator) San Francisco 49ers (1975−1976) (Defensive coordinator) Detroit Lions (1977−1981) (Defensive coordinator) St. Louis Cardinals (1982−1985) (Defensive coordinator) Minnesota Vikings (1986−1990) (Defensive coordinator) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1991) (Defensive coordinator/defensive line coach) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1992−1994) (Defensive coordinator) Oakland Raiders (1995−1996) (Defensive line coach)
Career highlights and awards
3× Pro Bowl selection (1964, 1966, 1967)
Career NFL statistics as of 1970
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Floyd Charles Peters (May 21, 1936 – August 18, 2008) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League and went to three Pro Bowls during his 13 year career. He played college football at San Francisco State University and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1958 NFL Draft.

Later, Peters was an assistant coach for various teams. He was defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings from 1986 to 1990 where his defenses ranked number 1 in the NFL in '88 and '89 (71 sacks in '89, one short of an NFL record), and of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1991 to 1994. During this time his nickname was 'Sgt. Rock.' He was also well known in Tampa Bay for wearing bright orange pants to practice.

Peters has four sons (Craig, Allen, Dean and Kelly) and a wife, Nancy.