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Where Are They Now: Richard Todd
The Green & White had a tint of crimson under center.
Eleven years after the Jets chose Alabama quarterback Joe Namath in the first round of the 1965 AFL Draft, they selected Alabama quarterback Richard Todd in the first round of the 1976 NFL Draft.
"I thought it was great, I get to go play with Joe Willie," Todd said. "I met Joe when I was a sophomore in college. He'd come over and work out, so I'd known Joe for quite a while.
"He was my idol when I was growing up. It was really cool hanging around Joe. Just watching his leadership and the way he played, the way he looked at things. He was hurt after the third or fourth game (in my rookie year), and I was kind of thrown into the melee at that time.
"He was there for one year and then he (was waived by the Jets) and went to L.A. I was hoping they'd let him be my tutor for two, three, four years. It just didn't work out like that."
With Namath now a Ram and Walt Michaels New York's new head coach, Todd took over at quarterback to start the 1977 campaign. Unfortunately, injurie
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Richard Todd (American football)
American football player (born 1953)
For the American football player and coach, see Dick Todd (American football).
American football player
Carl Richard Todd (born November 19, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) from 1976 to 1986. Like former Jets quarterback Joe Namath and Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, he played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. Todd was selected by the Jets in the first round of the 1976 NFL draft with the sixth overall pick.
College
In high school, Todd attended Davidson High School in Mobile, Alabama. Individually, Todd owned the state shot-put record at the time. He then went on to play for Bear Bryant at the University of Alabama, where he was a three-year starter at quarterback. During his time at Alabama, the Crimson Tide ran the wishbone offense. In his sophomore year, Todd shared the quarterback position with Gary Rutledge. In a ga
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Dick Todd (American football)
American football player and coach (1914–1999)
American football player
Todd on a 1952 Bowman football card | |
| Position: | Fullback Defensive back Punt returner |
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| Born: | (1914-10-02)October 2, 1914 Thrall, Texas, U.S. |
| Died: | November 9, 1999(1999-11-09) (aged 85) Crowell, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 172 lb (78 kg) |
| High school: | Crowell (Crowell, Texas) |
| College: | Texas A&M |
| NFL draft: | 1939 / round: 5 / pick: 38 |
| Coaching record at Pro Football Reference | |
Richard S. Todd (October 2, 1914 – November 9, 1999) was an American football player and coach for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the fifth round of the 1939 NFL draft.[1]
Biography
Dick Todd was born October 2, 1914 in Thrall, Texas.
During his eight-year playing career between 1939 and 1948, Todd played both offense and defense as a fullback and defensive back. In his career, Todd had 1,573
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