Rick Redman

Rick Redman
No. 66, 55
Position:Linebacker, Punter
Personal information
Born:(1943-03-07)March 7, 1943
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died:September 30, 2022(2022-09-30) (aged 79)
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Bishop Blanchet (Seattle, Washington)
College:Washington
NFL draft:1965 / round: 10 / pick: 132
AFL draft:1965 / round: 5 / pick: 38
(by the San Diego Chargers)[1]
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:100
Interceptions:9
Fumble recoveries:5
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata
College Football Hall of Fame

Richard Clark Redman (March 7, 1943 – September 30, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker with the San Diego Chargers for nine seasons, including five in the American Football League (AFL) and four in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Early life

Born in Portland, Oregon on March 7, 1943, Redman attended Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle, Washington, graduating in the class of 1961.[2] He played right guard and center linebacker under football coach, Mickey Naish. During his junior year, however, he played fullback on offense. He also participated in basketball, track, and wrestling under coach, Bill Herber.[3] Redman earned high school All-American honors in his senior season in 1960.[4]

Redman enrolled at the University of Washington in Seattle and played college football as a guard and linebacker for the Washington Huskies under head coach Jim Owens. He was also the Huskies' punter.[5] In his junior season in 1963, he led the Huskies to a Rose Bowl appearance. Redman was a two time All-American,[6] and Academic All-American once. He was inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame in 1982 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1995.[4][2]

Professional career

Redman was selected in the tenth round of the 1965 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles and in the fifth round of the AFL draft by the San Diego Chargers. He signed with the Chargers to play linebacker[7] and played with them for nine seasons, from 1965 to 1973. Redman was an AFL All-Star in 1967.[8] In his first three seasons, he was also the Chargers' punter.[9]

In the World Football League's inaugural 1974 season, he played with the Portland Storm.[10][11]

Personal life

After his football career, Redman went to work for Sellen Construction, which was owned by his stepfather. He ascended to become the chief executive officer.[4][12]

Redman and his first wife, Elaine, had three children. He remarried to Jennifer.[13]

Redman died on September 30, 2022.[4][14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "1965 AFL Draft". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Peoples, John (January 18, 1995). "UW alum picked for Hall of Fame – '60s linebacker Redman honored". Seattle Times. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Pallium (Blanchet yearbook), 1961, p. 68.
  4. ^ a b c d "Hall of Fame UW football player Rick Redman dies at 79". The Seattle Times. October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "18 Nov 1964, 14 – The Spokesman-Review at". Newspapers.com. November 18, 1964. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Coaches' All-America includes Berry, Morton". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 24, 1964. p. 11.
  7. ^ "5 Jan 1965, 10 – Buffalo Evening News at". Newspapers.com. January 5, 1965. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "28 Dec 1967, Page 36 – News-Press at". Newspapers.com. December 28, 1967. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  9. ^ "26 Dec 1967, 10 – Times-Advocate at". Newspapers.com. December 26, 1967. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  10. ^ Cawood, Neil (September 7, 1974). "Big Ben, Roadrunner stir the Storm, 15–8". Eugene Register Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  11. ^ "Defense no longer joke in Stars-Storm rematch". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. Associated Press. September 10, 1974. p. 9.
  12. ^ John Peoples (January 18, 1995). "UW Alum Picked For Hall Of Fame – '60S Linebacker Redman Honored". Archive.seattletimes.com. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  13. ^ "Former Sellen CEO Rick Redman dies". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  14. ^ "Husky Hall Of Famer Rick Redman Passes Away At Age 79". Gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.