Rushing attempts-yards: 388-1381 Died April 29, 1981 Receptions-yards: 19-189 Education Albright College | Name Dick Riffle Positions Running back Role American football player | |
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Date of birth: (1915-02-02)February 2, 1915 Place of birth: Wellsboro, Pennsylvania Date of death: April 29, 1981(1981-04-29) (aged 66) NFL draft: 1938 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12 | ||
Dick Riffle: Football Running Back
Fred Richard Riffle (February 2, 1915 – April 29, 1981) was a professional American football player who played running back for five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Albright College.
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Professional career
Riffle played for the Philadelphia Eagles for three seasons, from 1938–1940. Following a series of ownership transactions known as the "Pennsylvania Polka," the Eagles moved to Pittsburgh to become the Pittsburgh Steelers. A free agent after 1940, Riffle signed with the new Steelers franchise in Pittsburgh for the 1941 and 1942 seasons.
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