Rick Egloff Explained

Rick Egloff
Position1:Quarterback
Birth Date:c. 2 November 1944[1]
Birth Place:Denver, Colorado, U.S.
College:Wyoming
High School:Mullen
(Denver, Colorado)
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:195
Nfldraftedyear:1967
Nfldraftedround:6
Nfldraftedpick:155
Nfldraftedteam:Oakland Raiders
Playing Years1:1967
Playing Team1:Sacramento Buccaneers
Playing Years2:1968
Playing Team2:Montreal Alouettes

Richard Joseph Egloff (born November 2, 1944) is a former American gridiron football player who played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

A graduate of Mullen High School in Denver,[2] Egloff played college football at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, where he starred as a quarterback from 1964 to 1966. In his senior season in 1966, he led the Cowboys to a conference title and a victory over in the he ran and passed for a touchdown that game,[3] and Wyoming finished with a

In the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft, Egloff was selected by the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League in the sixth round (155th overall), then traded to the Denver Broncos in April 1968,[4] but did not play with either team. In, he played four games with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.[5]

He now resides in the foothills of Colorado where he runs an Italian restaurant.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rick Egloff Stats, Position, College, Transactions. profootballarchives.com. October 18, 2023.
  2. News: Irv . Moss . Reviving the glory of Regis Jesuit-Mullen rivalry . The Denver Post . November 16, 2010 .
  3. News: Kiick Leads Wyoming To 28-20 Sun Bowl Triumph . St. Joseph News-Press . December 25, 1966 .
  4. News: Broncos Acquire Rick Egloff from Oakland . Daytona Beach Morning Journal . April 25, 1968 .
  5. News: Ted . Blackman . Injuries hit Larks but subs on hand . Montreal Gazette . August 30, 1968.
  6. News: Deb Hurley . Brobst . Tuscany Tavern celebrating 10 years in Evergreen . Canyon Courier . November 9, 2010 . "I love the restaurant business," said Tuscany Tavern owner Rick Egloff. .