Pete Pederson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American basketball player
Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1910
Place of Birth: Pueblo, Colorado, United States
Date of Death: 08-Sep-1982
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Pete Pederson
- Willard Merrill "Pete" Pederson (October 28, 1910 – September 8, 1982) was an American college football and basketball coach as well as professional basketball player.
- Professionally, he played in the National Basketball League for the Oshkosh All-Stars and Toledo Jim White Chevrolets and averaged 3.1 points per game for his career.
- In 1939–40 he served as player-coach for the All-Stars before resuming full-time head coaching duties in 1940–41.
- His collegiate basketball coaching experience includes a stint at his alma mater, Western State Colorado University, from 1935 to 1939.Pederson played football at Western State Colorado in addition to basketball.
- In his post-professional basketball life, he became the head football coach for University of Mount Union, Marshall University, and Western State Colorado.
- He compiled an overall record of 68–73–7, including a conference championship at Western State Colorado in 1954.
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