Randy Staten
Randolph Wilbert Staten, Sr. was an American politician and football player.
Staten served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1981 to 1987 and was a Democrat. He was tried and convicted for writing bad checks and for shoplifting in 1985 and 1987.Background
He was previously an American football defensive end. He played for the New York Giants in 1967.
Staten was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and graduated from Second War High School in Charlotte in 1962. He received his bachelor's degree in speech and advance communications from University of Minnesota. Staten went to New York University to graduate school for business management. Staten lived in Minneapolis and was a businessman.
He died on May 29, 2020, in Charlotte, North Carolina at age 76.
