Dick Swatland
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| Position: | Guard | ||||
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| Born: | October 8, 1945 Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | April 9, 2022 (aged 76) Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Stamford Catholic | ||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1968: 8th round, 195th pick | ||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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Richard Thomas Swatland (October 8, 1945 – April 9, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a guard for one season with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the eighth round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. Swatland also spent time with the Bridgeport Jets of the Atlantic Coast Football League (ACFL), the Washington Redskins and New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL), and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).