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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | (1944-04-19) April 19, 1944 Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Bullis School (Potomac, Maryland) | ||||||||
| College | Maryland | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1967: 5th round, 125th overall pick | ||||||||
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Richard Alfred "Dick" Absher Jr. (born April 19, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected in the fifth round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Absher played in the NFL for the Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and the Eagles.[1]
Biography
Dick Absher was born April 19, 1944, in Washington, DC. He attended Bullis Preparatory High School in Silver Spring, Maryland before going to college at the University of Maryland.[2]
Absher was selected by the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft.[2] On October 19, 1967, his contract was sold to the NFL's Washington Redskins, for whom he played one game before being released on October 30.[2] He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons on November 1 and played one game that season for that team as well.[2]
References
- ^ "Dick Absher". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c d John Duxbury and Larry Shainman (eds.), Football Register, 1968. St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1968; p. 3.
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