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Randy Rasmussen (American football, born 1960)

American football player (born 1960)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ14951411 ↗
Source-derived summary

Randy Rasmussen (September 27, 1960) is an American former professional football player who played offensive lineman for five seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings He was selected 220th overall by the Steelers in the eighth round of the 1984 NFL draft.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Randy Rasmussen (American football, born 1960)” as american football player (born 1960). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Randy, Rasmussen and American.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1960, 1984—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1960-09-27. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Randy, Rasmussen and American providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Randy Rasmussen (American football, born 1960)”, the useful work is to connect “american football player (born 1960)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q14951411. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1960 and 1984.

Critical limits

A concise life account rarely captures disputed attribution, private networks or the changing language used to describe a career. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Randy Rasmussen (American football, born 1960)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.