Rick Sanford

{{Short description|American football player (born 1957)}}

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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Rick Sanford

| number = 25

| position = Cornerback
Safety

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|01|9}}

| birth_place = Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 192

| high_school = Northwestern
(Rock Hill, South Carolina)

| college = South Carolina

| draftyear = 1979

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 25

| pastteams =

• New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1979}}–{{NFL Year|1984}})
• Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1985}})

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 16

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 9

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 3

| pfr = S/SanfRi20

}}

Richard Sanford (born January 9, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots, and Seattle Seahawks.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/ricksanford/2524904/profile |title=Rick Sanford, DB at NFL.com |work=NFL.com |access-date=July 20, 2015}}

After retiring from the NFL, he was a Doctor of Chiropractic for 25 years as well as a sports talk radio host.