Dick Absher

Dick Absher
No. 82, 57, 53
Position	Linebacker
Personal information
Born	April 19, 1944 (age 81); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Career information
College	Maryland
NFL draft	1967: 5th round, 125th overall pick
Career history
	Washington Redskins (1967); Atlanta Falcons (1967–1968); New Orleans Saints (1969–1971); Philadelphia Eagles (1972);
Awards and highlights
	First-team All-ACC (1966);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Richard Alfred "Dick" Absher Jr. (born April 19, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected in the fifth round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Absher played in the NFL for the Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and the Eagles.^[1]

Biography

Dick Absher was born April 19, 1944, in Washington, DC. He attended Bullis Preparatory High School in Silver Spring, Maryland before going to college at the University of Maryland.^[2]

Absher was selected by the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft.^[2] On October 19, 1967, his contract was sold to the NFL's Washington Redskins, for whom he played one game before being released on October 30.^[2] He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons on November 1 and played one game that season for that team as well.^[2]

References

^ "Dick Absher". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d John Duxbury and Larry Shainman (eds.), Football Register, 1968. St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1968; p. 3.

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[1] "Dick Absher". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved January 3, 2011.

[FR68-2] John Duxbury and Larry Shainman (eds.), Football Register, 1968. St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1968; p. 3.

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