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Birth Name: David John Casper
Place of Birth: Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota, United States
Date of Birth: February 2, 1952
Ethnicity: German, Irish, Luxembourgish, English
Dave Casper is an American professional football player. A tight end, he played for the Oakland Raiders, the Houston Oilers, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was nicknamed “the Ghost.” He is 6′4″.
Casper is the son of Dorothy and Edward Casper. He was raised partly in Elgin, Illinois and Chilton, Wisconsin.
Casper’s paternal grandfather was Marcus David “Max” Casper (the son of Nicholas J. Casper and Magdaline Michline/Michlane). Marcus was born in Cooperstown, Wisconsin, to a German father and a Luxembourgish mother.
Capser’s paternal grandmother was Nellie/Nell J. Schoenberger (the daughter of George Schoenberger and Bridget Welsch/Welch). Nellie was born in Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin. George was born in Prussia, Germany. Bridget was born in Tipperary, Ireland, or in Beaver Dam, to Irish parents, John Welsch/Welch and Johanna/Johannah Conners.
Casper’s maternal grandfather was Ivan Lindsay/Lindzie Hanson (the son of James Henry Hanson and Sarah Martha Mullan). Ivan was born in Fayette County, Iowa. James was born in Oelwein, Fayette County, the son of Charles Edward Hanson, who was born in England; and of Eliza Eleanore Shelton, whose maternal grandfather was a Baptist preacher. Casper’s great-grandmother Sarah was born in Fayette County, the daughter of Archibald Lindsay Thompson Mullan and Phebe Wetherbee.
Casper’s maternal grandmother was Muriel Leota Bennett (the daughter of Fred Bennett and Louisa Wilhelmina Elizabeth Boger). Muriel was born in Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa. Fred was born in Buchanan County, Iowa, the son of Dewitt C. Bennett and Eleanor Woods. Louisa was born in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois,, the daughter of German parents, William Frederick Boger and Sophia A. Krieger, who was born in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Sources: Genealogies of Dave’s parents – https://www.findagrave.com