| Richard Byrd | |
| Number: | 71 |
| Position: | Nose tackle |
| Birth Date: | 20 March 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Natchez, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 264 |
| High School: | Jim Hill (Jackson, Mississippi) |
| College: | Southern Miss |
| Draftyear: | 1985 |
| Draftround: | 2 |
| Draftpick: | 36 |
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| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 75 |
| Statlabel2: | Games started |
| Statvalue2: | 42 |
| Statlabel3: | Sacks |
| Statvalue3: | 5.0 |
| Statlabel4: | Interceptions |
| Statvalue4: | 1 |
| Statlabel5: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue5: | 4 |
| Pfr: | ByrdRi20 |
Richard Ellen Byrd (born March 20, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle for five seasons with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1985 to 1989.[1] [2]
Richard Byrd played football for Jim Hill High School. Byrd played collegiately for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. He spent five years in the NFL on the Houston Oilers, who selected him in the second round of the 1985 NFL draft.[3] [4]