Jeff Siemon

Jeffrey Glenn Siemon (June 2, 1950 – March 28, 2026) was an American professional football player who spent his entire 11-year career as a linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. Born in Rochester, Minnesota, Siemon grew up in Bakersfield, California, and graduated from Bakersfield High School in 1968, where he played quarterback, linebacker, tight end, and center.

Siemon graduated from Stanford University in 1972, where he starred as a middle linebacker on the Indians' "Thunder Chickens" defense and played on two Rose Bowl-winning teams. As a senior in 1971, he earned the Silver Anniversary Dick Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker and the Pop Warner Award as the top senior player on the West Coast. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta international fraternity. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

Siemon was the 10th overall selection of the 1972 NFL Draft, taken by the Vikings. Over his career with Minnesota, he was a four-time Pro Bowl selection.