Rich Diana
American football player (born 1960)
American football player
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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Born: | (1960-09-06) September 6, 1960 (age 63) Hamden, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Hamden (CT)[1] | ||||||||
College: | Yale | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1982 / Round: 5 / Pick: 136 | ||||||||
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Richard Diana (born September 6, 1960) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Miami Dolphins. He played college football for the Yale Bulldogs.[2]
He finished 10th in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1981, receiving three first-place votes.[3] He retired from the Dolphins after only one season in 1982.[4][5] He became an orthopedic surgeon.
References
- ^ "Rich Diana Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Malafronte, Chip (December 19, 2012). "NEW HAVEN 200: Hamden, Yale product Rich Diana a smooth operator". New Haven Register.
- ^ Greenberg, Alan. "Diana's Years of Practice". courant.com.
- ^ Habib, Hal. "Like Chris Borland, ex-Dolphin Rich Diana chose health over NFL glory". The Palm Beach Post.
- ^ "Dr. Richard Diana, Yale grad and Super Bowl vet, has a joint pain game plan". New Haven Register. January 25, 2014.
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Miami Dolphins 1982 NFL draft selections
- Roy Foster
- Mark Duper
- Paul Lankford
- Charles Bowser
- Bob Nelson
- Rich Diana
- Tom Tutson
- Ron Hester
- Dan Johnson
- Larry Cowan
- Tate Randle
- Steve Clark
- Mack Boatner
- Robin Fisher
- Wayne Jones
- Gary Crum
- Mike Rodrigue
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