Dave Mason (American football)
Dave Mason (born November 2, 1949) is a former defensive back in the National Football League. Biography. Mason was born David Clayton Mason on November 2, 1949, in Menominee, Michigan. Career. Mason was drafted in the tenth round of the 1973 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and played that season with the New England Patriots. The following season, he played with the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.