Dick Absher

Richard Alfred Absher, Jr. (born April 19, 1944) is a former American football linebacker (and sometimes kicker) in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and the Philadelphia Eagles.[1] He played college football at the University of Maryland and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1967 NFL Draft by the Eagles.

Dick Absher
No. 82, 57, 53
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1944-04-19) April 19, 1944
Washington, D.C.
Career information
College:Maryland
NFL Draft:1967 / Round: 5 / Pick: 125
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Absher played for the New Orleans Saints when Tom Dempsey made his record-breaking kick of 63 yards against the Detroit Lions on November 8, 1970.

References

  1. "Dick Absher". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved 3 January 2011.


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