Rick Cash
{{Short description|American football player (born 1945)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2011}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image =
| position = Defensive end,
Defensive tackle
| number = 89, 63
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|07|1}}
| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 248
| draftyear = 1968
| draftround = 10
| draftpick = 260
| high_school = Webster Groves (MO)
| college = Northeast Missouri State University
| teams =
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1968}})
- Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|1969}}–{{NFL Year|1971}})
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1972}}–{{NFL Year|1973}})
- Philadelphia Bell (1974)
- San Antonio Wings (1975)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 64
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 27
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 5
| pfr = C/CashRi20
}}
Richard Francis Cash (born July 1, 1945) is an American former professional football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He was a 10th round selection (260th overall pick) in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft out of Northeast Missouri State University by the Green Bay Packers. Cash would play for the Atlanta Falcons (1968), the Los Angeles Rams (1969–1970), and the New England Patriots (1972–1973).{{cite web|title=Rick Cash|publisher=Pro Football Reference|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CashRi20.htm|accessdate=2011-06-21}}
College career
Cash started collegiate career at the University of Missouri and switched to Northeast Missouri where he played tight end and offensive tackle.
Professional career
=Green Bay Packers=
=Atlanta Falcons=
Atlanta signed him off the waiver wire and he played both tackle and defensive end for Falcons in 1968. He ended the season with six tackles (one for a loss).
=Los Angeles Rams=
Cash was traded to Los Angeles prior to the 1969 season. He played sparingly, making two tackles. Injuries curtailed his activity in both the 1970 and 1971 seasons. In 1970, he made six tackles (one for a loss). In 1971, he was on injured reserve.{{cite news|title=Eagles Become Big Shavers|work=The Milwaukee Journal|date=1971-10-22|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=agsqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jigEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7396,664085|accessdate=2011-06-21}}
=New England Patriots=
Cash went to the Patriots in 1972 (along with the Rams' No. 1 draft choice in the 1973 NFL Draft) in the Fred Dryer trade.{{cite news|title=Pats Trade Fred Dwyer to LA Rams|work=The Spokesman-Review|agency=Associated Press|date=1972-04-27|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WRtOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hOwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3007,4830156|accessdate=2011-06-21}} He was the Patriots special teams captain in 1972 along with playing right defensive end and right defensive tackle. He ended the season with 95 tackles and no sacks, two passes defensed and a blocked kick. In 1973, he made 92 tackles and sacked the quarterback three times. He played in 28 straight regular season games after joining the Patriots prior to the 1972 season, starting in the last 27.
=World Football League=
Rick also played a year in the World Football League for the Philadelphia Bell{{cite news|title=Fired By Patriots, Cash Joins Bell Tonight|work=Gettysburg Times|agency=Associated Press|date=1974-09-18|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p34lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qfIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1292,3772678|accessdate=2011-06-21}} and the San Antonio Wings.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Green Bay Packers 1968 NFL/AFL draft picks}}
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Category:Players of American football from St. Louis
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Webster Groves High School alumni
Category:Truman Bulldogs football players
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Los Angeles Rams players
Category:New England Patriots players
Category:Missouri Tigers football players
Category:Philadelphia Bell players
Category:San Antonio Wings players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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