About Dick Absher
Lived 1944 – 2026 (aged 81). Dick Absher was an American american football player.
Richard Alfred Absher Jr. (April 19, 1944 – February 25, 2026) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected in the fifth round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Absher played in the NFL for the Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and the Eagles.
Biography Dick Absher was born in Washington, D.C., on April 19, 1944. He attended Bullis Preparatory High School in Silver Spring, Maryland before going to college at the University of Maryland.
He was selected 125th overall by the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft.
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Who was Dick Absher?
American football player
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Dick Absher was born on 19 April 1944 in Washington, D.C..
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Dick Absher died on 25 February 2026.
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Dick Absher was an american football player.
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Dick Absher was American.
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