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Dick Absher
Richard
Alfred
Absher
, Jr.
is a former
American football linebacker
in the
National Football League
for the
Washington Redskins
,
Atlanta Falcons
,
New Orleans Saints
, and the
Philadelphia Eagles
. He played
college football
at the
University of Maryland
and was
drafted
in the fifth round of the
1967 NFL Draft
by
the Eagles
.
Absher played for the
New Orleans
Saints
when
Tom Dempsey
made his record-breaking kick of 63 yards against the
Detroit Lions
on
November 8
,
1970
.