Dave Lindstrom
David Alan Lindstrom (born November 16, 1954) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League playing eight seasons (1978–1986) for the Kansas City Chiefs. Drafted by San Diego Chargers in 1977,[1] Lindstrom was inducted into both the Boston University Hall of Fame and Massachusetts High School Hall of Fame in 1993.
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| Born | David Alan Lindstrom November 16, 1954 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||
| Political party | Republican | ||||||||
| Education | Boston University (BA) | ||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 256 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Weymouth (MA) | ||||||||
| College: | Boston University | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1977 / Round: 6 / Pick: 146 | ||||||||
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| • Kansas City Chiefs (1978–1985) | |||||||||
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Lindstrom served as the chairman of the Overland Park Visitors and Convention Bureau as well as a Kansas City Chiefs Ambassador. He has owned four Burger King restaurants in the Kansas City area.[1] Lindstrom also serves as board chairman for the Kansas Turnpike Authority and as a member of Johnson County Community College’s Board of Trustees.[1]
Lindstrom launched his bid for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate with an event on June 27, 2019, at Goodland, Kansas in Kansas' northwestern corner (four-term GOP Sen. Pat Roberts is not seeking re-election in 2020). Entering the Senate race, Lindstrom stated he's concerned about what he sees as a growing embrace of socialism by people in Washington: “People are making promises with other people's money and resources that they cannot keep, that they understand are not sustainable — that will create an environment in this country, of one of entitlement, as opposed to hard work,” he said during an Associated Press interview, “That's what I mean when I talk about socialism.”[2] He ends up getting 4th place in the votes during the primaries.[3]
A Johnson County, Kansas resident since 1979, Dave and Mary, his wife of 40 years, are parents of Halee and Adrienne.
References
- By. "Former Kansas City Chiefs player joins 2020 Senate campaign in Kansas". kansascity. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
- Hanna, John (2019-06-27). "Ex-Chiefs player, businessman runs for US Senate in Kansas". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
- "2020 Kansas Primary Results". Washington Post.