College Vanderbilt Positions Safety Education Vanderbilt University | Role American football player Name Herb Rich | |
Date of birth (1928-10-07)October 7, 1928 Place of birth Newark, New Jersey, United States Date of death March 28, 2008(2008-03-28) (aged 79) Place of death Nashville, Tennessee, United States NFL draft 1950 / Round: 6 / Pick: 67 Died March 28, 2008, Nashville, Tennessee, United States | ||
Richard Herbert Rich (October 7, 1928, in Newark, New Jersey – March 28, 2008) was an American football safety in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants.
Rich was Jewish. He played college football at Vanderbilt University, as well as basketball and baseball.
Rich was drafted in the sixth round of the 1950 NFL Draft. In his rookie season he averaged 23 yards on 12 punt returns, an NFL record. He was an All-Pro in 1952.
After his football career ended, Rich was an attorney in Nashville.
Rich died at 79 years of age in 2008.
References
Herb Rich Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA