Richard Byrd

Byrd, Richard Ellen
Position: DE-DT
Height: 6-3 Weight: 265
Born: March 20, 1962 Natchez, MS
High School: Jim Hill (Jackson, MS)

Year	College	Participation
1981	Southern Mississippi	Lettered
1982	Southern Mississippi	Lettered
1983	Southern Mississippi	Lettered
1984	Southern Mississippi	Lettered

Draft: 2nd round (36th overall) 1985 Houston Oilers; Territorial Selection 1985 Portland Breakers

NFL Playoff Statistics

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1985 Houston Oilers (NFL)1985 HOU NFL	71	MG	15	0
1986 Houston Oilers (NFL)1986 HOU NFL	71	RDE	16	16
1987 Houston Oilers (NFL)1987 HOU NFL	91	RDE	12	11
1988 Houston Oilers (NFL)1988 HOU NFL	71	RDE-NT	16	7
1989 Houston Oilers (NFL)1989 HOU NFL	71	RDE-NT	16	8
5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL			75	42

Team	Date	Transaction
1985 Portland Breakers (USFL)1985 POR USFL	1/3/1985	Draft
1985 Houston Oilers (NFL)1985 HOU NFL	4/30/1985	Draft
1985 Houston Oilers (NFL)1985 HOU NFL	7/19/1985	Signed
1987 Houston Oilers (NFL)1987 HOU NFL	9/23/1987	Exemption
1987 Houston Oilers (NFL)1987 HOU NFL	10/20/1987	9/23/1987
1990 Houston Oilers (NFL)1990 HOU NFL	8/28/1990	Released

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1988 Houston Oilers (NFL)1988 HOU NFL	1	1	1.0	1	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	1	1.0	1	0

SACKS	NO	YDS
1985 Houston Oilers (NFL)1985 HOU NFL	1.0
1986 Houston Oilers (NFL)1986 HOU NFL	3.0
1987 Houston Oilers (NFL)1987 HOU NFL	1.0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	5.0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1985 Houston Oilers (NFL)1985 HOU NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1986 Houston Oilers (NFL)1986 HOU NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1989 Houston Oilers (NFL)1989 HOU NFL	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	0	0	0	4	4	0	0