Dick Absher

Absher, Richard Alfred, Jr.
Position: LB
Height: 6-4 Weight: 235
Born: April 19, 1944 Washington, DC
Died: February 25, 2026 Owings, MD
High School: Anacostia (Washington, DC); Bullis School (Potomac, MD)

Year	College	Participation
1963	Maryland	Freshmen Team
1964	Maryland	Lettered
1965	Maryland	Lettered
1966	Maryland	Lettered

Draft: 5th round (125th overall) 1967 Philadelphia Eagles

Military Service: United States Army

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1967 Virginia Sailors (ACFL)1967 VA ACFL		K
1967 Washington Redskins (NFL)1967 WAS NFL	82	K	1	0
1967 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1967 ATL NFL	57	LB	1	0
1967 Year (NFL)1967 Year NFL			2	0
1968 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1968 ATL NFL	57	LB	10	0
1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL	53	MLB	14	11
1970 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1970 NO NFL	53	MLB	10	10
1971 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1971 NO NFL	53	MLB	14	1
1972 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1972 PHI NFL	53	LB	8	0
6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL			58	22

Team	Date	Transaction
1967 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1967 PHI NFL	3/14/1967	Draft
1967 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1967 PHI NFL	5/1/1967	Signed
1967 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1967 PHI NFL	9/11/1967	Released
1967 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1967 PHI NFL	9/11/1967	Taxi Squad
1967 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1967 PHI NFL	10/17/1967	9/11/1967
1967 Virginia Sailors (ACFL)1967 VA ACFL	9/12/1967	Allocated
1967 Virginia Sailors (ACFL)1967 VA ACFL		9/12/1967
1967 Washington Redskins (NFL)1967 WAS NFL	10/19/1967	Assigned on Waivers
1967 Washington Redskins (NFL)1967 WAS NFL	10/27/1967	10/19/1967
1967 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1967 ATL NFL	11/1/1967	Assigned on Waivers
1969 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1969 LARM NFL	1/28/1969	Traded
1969 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1969 LARM NFL		1/28/1969
1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL	8/14/1969	Assigned on Waivers
1972 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1972 NO NFL	7/19/1972	Reserve/Retired
1972 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1972 PHI NFL	9/15/1972	Traded
1973 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1973 PHI NFL	8/20/1973	Released

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1967 Virginia Sailors (ACFL)1967 VA ACFL	0	7			-	-	-	2			-	0	13
1967 Washington Redskins (NFL)1967 WAS NFL	0	4	4	100.0	-	-	-	0	1	0.0	-	0	4
1967 Year (NFL)1967 Year NFL	0	4	4	100.0	-	-	-	0	1	0.0	-	0	4
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	0	4	4	100.0	-	-	-	0	1	0.0	-	0	4

FIELD GOALS	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	MADE	ATT	PCT	BL	LG
1967 Washington Redskins (NFL)1967 WAS NFL	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/1	0/0	0	1	0.0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/1	0/0	0	1	0.0	0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL	1	7	7.0	7	0
1971 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1971 NO NFL	1	21	21.0	21	0
1972 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1972 PHI NFL	1	7	7.0	7	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	3	35	11.7	21	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1971 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1971 NO NFL	1		3	3.0	3	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1		3	3.0	3	0	0	0	0

SACKS	NO	YDS
1971 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1971 NO NFL	1.0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1.0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1969 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1969 NO NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1970 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1970 NO NFL	0	0	0	2	2	5	0
1971 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1971 NO NFL	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	0	0	0	5	5	5	0