Dick Vick Explained

Dick Vick
Birth Date:	16 April 1892
Birth Place:	Edwards Township, Minnesota
Death Date:	September 1980 (aged 88)^[1]
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	9
Weight Lbs:	167
Position:	Tailback, Quarterback
College:	Washington & Jefferson College
Teams:	Kenosha Maroons (1924) Detroit Panthers (1925–1926) Canton Bulldogs (1926)
Pfr:	VickDi20

Richard Vick (April 16, 1892 – September 1980) was a professional American football player who spent three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Kenosha Maroons, Detroit Panthers and the Canton Bulldogs.

Vick played on the 1921 Washington & Jefferson team that played California to a 0–0 tie in the 1922 Rose Bowl. He transferred to the University of Michigan where he played on the undefeated 1923 Michigan Wolverines football team. His brother, Ernie Vick, was an All-American football player at Michigan and played major league baseball and in the NFL. He and his brother both attended Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Richard Vick . ancestry.com . subscription . 2014 . U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014 . database record. ((Social Security Administration)) .
2. Web site: Robert Murphy : Washington and Jefferson College Football . 2010-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101007170448/http://www.donnan.com/Murphy.htm . 2010-10-07 . dead .
3. Web site: 1923 Football Team -- University of Michigan Athletics.
4. Web site: The Toledo News-Bee - Google News Archive Search.