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.
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Position: | Linebacker |
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Born: | (1944-04-19) April 19, 1944 (age 78) Washington, D.C. |
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College: | Maryland |
NFL Draft: | 1967 / Round: 5 / Pick: 125 |
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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.
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