Rick Arrington Explained

Position:Quarterback
Number:11
Birth Date:26 February 1947
Birth Place:Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Covington, Georgia, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:200
High School:Myers Park
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
College:Georgia (1965–1966)
Tulsa (1967–1969)
Undraftedyear:1970
Teams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:17
Statlabel2:Starts
Statvalue2:5
Statlabel3:TD-INT
Statvalue3:3–9
Statlabel4:Completion percentage
Statvalue4:47.5%
Statlabel5:Passing yards
Statvalue5:950
Statlabel6:Rushing yards
Statvalue6:58
Statlabel7:Rushing TDs
Statvalue7:1
Pfr:A/ArriRi00

Richard Cameron Arrington (February 26, 1947 – September 7, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).[2] He played three seasons for the Eagles from 1970 to 1973. He played college football at Georgia and Tulsa.

Arrington was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, the son of Hazel (née Cameron; 1925–2013) and Richard Adler Arrington, Jr (1911–1977). Counted amongst the Arrington family's notable ancestors is William Farrar, a gentleman farmer.[3]

Arrington was the father of former ESPN college football sideline reporter Jill Arrington[4] and the grandfather of actresses Dakota and Elle Fanning. After 35 years of symptoms, Arrington was diagnosed with Stage IV CTE after he died.[5] He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with this disease, which is caused by repeated hits to the head.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard Cameron "Rick" Arrington Obituary (1947 - 2021) Charlotte Observer. .
  2. (wire service) "Reaves A Wealthy Eagle" St. Petersburg Times June 17, 1972, p. 1-C
  3. News: So Turns Out The Fanning Sisters Are Royals. Elle Australia.
  4. Martzke, Rudy. "Arrington does disservice to herself, other female journalists as pinup". USA Today August 14, 2002. Accessed April 3, 2009. April 3, 2009.
  5. Web site: Researchers Find CTE in 345 of 376 Former NFL Players Studied Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine . 2023-02-07 . www.bumc.bu.edu.
  6. News: The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) . Concussion Legacy Foundation . July 2, 2023 . July 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230702123543/https://concussionfoundation.org/cte-resources/subconcussive-impacts . dead .
  7. News: Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller . Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease. . . June 20, 2023 . July 2, 2023 .