Richard Byrd (American football)
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| Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | March 20, 1962 Natchez, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 264 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Jim Hill (Jackson, Mississippi) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Southern Miss | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1985 / round: 2 / pick: 36 | ||||||||||||
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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]
Playing career
Richard Byrd played football for Jim Hill High School. Byrd played collegiately for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. He was a Second-team All-South Independent (1983)
First-team All-South Independent (1984)
| pfr 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]
References
- ^ Sentinel, Orlando. "Richard Byrd, Houston Oilers nose tackle, on..." OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Richard Byrd Stats (Pro-Football Reference)
- ^ "Richard Byrd Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.