Dick Booth Explained

Dick Booth
Position:Halfback
Punter
Birth Date:13 July 1918
Birth Place:Newell, WV
Death Place:East Liverpool, Ohio
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:190
High School:East Liverpool
College:Western Reserve
Pastteams:
Pfr:B/BootDi20
Statlabel1:Rushing yards
Statvalue1:100
Statlabel2:Rushing Touchdowns
Statvalue2:1
Statlabel3:Receiving yards
Statvalue3:193
Statlabel4:Receiving Touchdowns
Statvalue4:1
Statlabel5:Passing yards
Statvalue5:135
Statlabel6:Passing Touchdowns
Statvalue6:2

Richard Thomas Booth (July 13, 1918 – November 25, 1987) was an American football player who played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions in 1941 and 1945.[1]

Booth was born in Newell, WV, before moving to East Liverpool, OH where he played high school football alongside his brother Bill, who would go on to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team.[2] Dick Booth played college football at Western Reserve from 1938 to 1941, where he was instrumental in the 1941 Sun Bowl victory against Arizona State.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dick Booth. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. March 14, 2016.
  2. THE EAST LIVERPOOL ONE HUNDRED http://www.eastliverpoolhistoricalsociety.org/el100.htm