In fact, he did just that, changing his last name from Johnson to Peterson just before arriving at LSU. “I was supposed to have my last name changed when my parents got married,” he said. “But my dad told me that when I got to college it would be an easy transition, so I got it changed right before I got here.”
Nov 5, 2010
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Peterson was born Patrick Johnson, the name he held throughout his high school career & enrollment to LSU, before he changed his legal name to Patrick Peterson ...
Sep 29, 2012 · Once he got to college, where he became an immediate star at LSU, he formally changed his name to honor his father, who married his mother when ...
Sep 5, 2010 · I think Johnson was his dad or step dad's name who wasn't around. He changed it to his mom's last name who pretty much did everything for him.
Mar 14, 2011 · In 2008, Peterson was known as Patrick Johnson, as he changed his last name to his biological father's shortly after arriving in Baton Rouge ...