One teacher, one changed surnameSourced
His family name was Carlsen.
A teacher wrote Carlson; he kept it.
American football player Wes Carlson grew up with the family name Carlsen. A primary-school teacher misspelled it as Carlson, and he went on using that spelling. He later played in the NFL and became a naval officer.
A single letter
stayed with him for life.
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