Dick Absher Explained

Birth Date:April 19, 1944
Birth Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
Number:82, 57, 53
College:Maryland
Position:Linebacker
Draftyear:1967
Draftround:5
Draftpick:125
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Pfr:AbshDi20

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/AFL draft by the Eagles.

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. 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. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons on November 1 and played one game that season for that team as well.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dick Absher. NFL.com. National Football League. 3 January 2011.
  2. John Duxbury and Larry Shainman (eds.), Football Register, 1968. St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1968; p. 3.