Damien Richardson | |
Number: | 39 |
Position: | Safety |
Birth Date: | 3 April 1976 |
Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 210 |
Draftyear: | 1998 |
Draftround: | 6 |
Draftpick: | 165 |
High School: | Clovis West |
College: | Arizona State |
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Statlabel1: | Tackles |
Statvalue1: | 124 |
Statlabel2: | Sacks |
Statvalue2: | 1.0 |
Statlabel3: | Interceptions |
Statvalue3: | 1 |
Damien A. Richardson (born April 3, 1976) is a former safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire career for the Carolina Panthers from 1998 to 2004.[1] He played college football at Arizona State.
While playing at Arizona State, Richardson received a Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award. He was also honored as a National Football Foundation Hall Scholar-Athlete, and was a GTE Academic All-District VIII selection. As a senior in 1997, Richardson was a Second-team All-Pac-10 member.[2]
Richardson was selected in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL draft.[3] Richardson's career with the Panthers was ended by serious injuries to his neck and knee.[4] He subsequently attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, completed a master's degree in public health at Harvard University, and is an orthopedic physician at Banner – University Medical Center.[5]