Dick Absher
Richard Alfred "Dick" Absher, Jr. (born April 19, 1944) is a former American football linebacker and kicker) in the National Football League. He played 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.
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 19, 1944 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College: | Maryland |
| NFL draft: | 1967 / Round: 5 / Pick: 125 |
| Career history | |
| Player stats at PFR | |
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 Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) in the 5th round of the 1967 NFL 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.
- John Duxbury and Larry Shainman (eds.), Football Register, 1968. St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1968; p. 3.