Damien A. Richardson (born April 3, 1976) is a former safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire career for the Carolina Panthers from 1998 to 2004.[1] He played college football at Arizona State.
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Position: | Safety | ||||||
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Born: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | April 3, 1976||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Clovis West | ||||||
College: | Arizona State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1998 / Round: 6 / Pick: 165 | ||||||
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While playing at Arizona State, Richardson received a Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award. He was also honored as a National Football Foundation Hall Scholar-Athlete, and was a GTE Academic All-District VIII selection. As a senior in 1997, Richardson was a Second-team All-Pac-10 member.[2]
Richardson was selected in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL draft.[3] Richardson's career with the Panthers was ended by serious injuries to his neck and knee.[4] He subsequently attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, completed a master's degree in public health at Harvard University, and is an orthopedic physician at Banner – University Medical Center.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Carolina Panthers | All-Time Roster". Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ "Conditioned for success, ASU Magazine, September 2014". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ Melody K. Hoffman, Single Sports Dads Show They Can Be Star Parents Too, Jet Magazine, June 18, 2007
- ^ The Football Players Health Study at Harvard University