Rick Egloff

{{Short description|American gridiron football player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

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|position1 = Quarterback

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|birth_place = Denver, Colorado, U.S.

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|College = Wyoming

|high_school = Mullen
(Denver, Colorado)

|Height_ft = 6

|Height_in = 2

|Weight_lbs = 195

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|NFLDraftedYear = 1967

|NFLDraftedRound = 6

|NFLDraftedPick = 155

|NFLDraftedTeam = Oakland Raiders

|playing_years1 = 1967

|playing_team1 = Sacramento Buccaneers

|playing_years2 = 1968

|playing_team2 = Montreal Alouettes

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Richard Joseph Egloff (born November 2, 1944) is a former American gridiron football player who played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

A graduate of Mullen High School in Denver,{{cite news |first=Irv |last= Moss |title=Reviving the glory of Regis Jesuit-Mullen rivalry |url=http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_16623471 |work=The Denver Post |date=November 16, 2010 }} Egloff played college football at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, where he starred as a quarterback from 1964 to 1966. In his senior season in 1966, he led the Cowboys to a conference title and a {{nowrap|28–20}} victory over {{nowrap|Florida State}} in the {{nowrap|Sun Bowl;}} he ran and passed for a touchdown that game,{{cite news |title=Kiick Leads Wyoming To 28-20 Sun Bowl Triumph |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6_lTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CDkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2794%2C6329675 |work=St. Joseph News-Press |date=December 25, 1966 }} and Wyoming finished with a {{nowrap|10–1 record.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WfFVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_eADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2687%2C5864773 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Cowboys ride herd over Seminoles |date=December 25, 1966 |page=1B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uAAqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BREEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6994%2C6481630 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |title=Wyoming forgets TV to win, 28-20 |date=December 25, 1966 |page=8, part 2}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5A8kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4ScEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7123%2C1478176 |work=Milwaukee Journal |agency=wire services |title=Wyoming wins Duel in Sun |date=December 25, 1966 |page=2, sports}}}}

In the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft, Egloff was selected by the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League in the sixth round (155th overall), then traded to the Denver Broncos in April 1968,{{cite news |title=Broncos Acquire Rick Egloff from Oakland |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0WweAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kMkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2645%2C5048264 |work=Daytona Beach Morning Journal |date=April 25, 1968 }} but did not play with either team. In {{cfly|1968}}, he played four games with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.{{cite news |first=Ted |last=Blackman |title=Injuries hit Larks but subs on hand |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2YY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=1Z8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=954%2C5980334 |work=Montreal Gazette |date=August 30, 1968}}

He now resides in the foothills of Colorado where he runs an Italian restaurant.{{cite news |first=Deb Hurley |last=Brobst |title=Tuscany Tavern celebrating 10 years in Evergreen |url=http://www.canyoncourier.com/content/tuscany-tavern-celebrating-10-years-evergreen |work=Canyon Courier |date=November 9, 2010 |quote="I love the restaurant business," said Tuscany Tavern owner Rick Egloff. }}