| Birth Date: | November 13, 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Number: | 89, 88, 30 |
| Position1: | Linebacker |
| College: | Syracuse |
| Nfldraftedyear: | 1958 |
| Nfldraftedround: | 6 |
| Nfldraftedpick: | 68 |
| Playing Years1: | 1958–1959 |
| Playing Team1: | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Playing Years2: | 1960–1961 |
| Playing Team2: | Washington Redskins |
| Playing Years3: | 1962 |
| Playing Team3: | New York Giants |
| Playing Years4: | 1963 |
| Playing Team4: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
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| Nfl: | LAS575019 |
| Databasefootball: | LASSEDIC01 |
Richard Stephen Lasse (born November 13, 1935) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) and college football coach. He graduated from Worcester Academy in 1954.
Lasse played for five years in the National Football League[1] for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Washington Redskins, and the New York Giants.[2] Before entering the NFL, he played college football at Syracuse University.[3]
Lasse had his first college coaching job at Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts.[4] Lasse was the first football coach and started the program in 1965 with an inaugural win-less season of 0–5. He coach at Curry for until 1968 and accumulated a record of 3–19.[5]
Lasse was the 27th head football coach at Geneva College located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and he held that position for two seasons, from 1974 until 1975. His coaching record at Geneva was 1–17.