Alan Page
American football player and judge (born 1945)
Alan Cedric Page (born August 7, 1945) is an American former professional American football player and judge. He played defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings in the 1970s. After his professional career, he was an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1993 until he retired in 2015.
Alan Page | |
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 Page in 2009 | |
| Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1993 – August 2015 | |
| Appointed by | General Election |
| Preceded by | Lawrence R. Yetka |
| Succeeded by | Natalie Hudson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 7, 1945 Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Diane Sims Page (m. 1973; d. 2018) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame University of Minnesota Law School |
| Profession | Attorney Judge |
Page was the first defensive player to win the MVP Award. He is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame (1993) and the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1988).[1]
In November 2018, President Donald Trump awarded Page the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Wall Street Cheat Sheet, "The Greatest Defensive Linemen of All Time."". Archived from the original on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ↑ "Alan Page Receives Presidential Medal Of Freedom". November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
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