Dick Cunningham | |
Birth Date: | 12 October 1944 |
Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Position1: | Center Linebacker Offensive tackle |
College: | Arkansas |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1966 |
Nfldraftedround: | 8 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 136 |
Nfldraftedteam: | Detroit Lions |
Afldraftedyear: | 1966 |
Afldraftedround: | Red Shirt 4 |
Afldraftedpick: | 36 |
Afldraftedteam: | Buffalo Bills[1] |
Playing Years1: | 1967–1968 |
Playing Team1: | Buffalo Bills (AFL) |
Playing Years2: | 1970–1972 |
Playing Team2: | Buffalo Bills |
Playing Years3: | 1973 |
Playing Team3: | Houston Oilers |
Playing Years4: | 1973 |
Playing Team4: | Philadelphia Eagles |
Career Highlights: | |
Nfl: | CUN719836 |
Databasefootball: | CUNNIDIC01 |
Richard Karekin Cunningham (born October 12, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played in the AFL for the Buffalo Bills and in the NFL for the Bills, the Houston Oilers, and the Philadelphia Eagles. Cunningham played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected in the eighth round of the 1966 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions and the fourth round of the Red Shirt portion of the 1966 AFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. He played professionally from 1967 to 1973.
While at Arkansas, Cunningham was a member of Xi Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.