Richard Charles Houston (November 16, 1945 – December 11, 1982) was an American football wide receiver who played five seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. He played college football at East Texas State University and attended Dunbar High School in Texarkana, Texas.[1] Houston was killed in a car crash on December 11, 1982.[2]
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 16, 1945 Texarkana, Texas, U.S. |
| Died: | December 11, 1982 (aged 37) Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Texarkana (TX) Dunbar |
| College: | East Texas State |
| NFL draft: | 1969 / round: 4 / pick: 92 |
| Career history | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
References
edit- ^ "RICH HOUSTON". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ "Ex-Giant Killed in Crash". The New York Giants. Associated Press. December 12, 1982. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
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