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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 17, 1953 New Rochelle, New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Iona Prep (New Rochelle) | ||||||||
| College: | Virginia | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1975 / round: 12 / pick: 290 | ||||||||
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Richard John Ambrose (born January 17, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for nine seasons with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1975 to 1983. During his playing days he was nicknamed "Bam-Bam", after the eponymous character from The Flintstones, for his tackling and physicality.
Ambrose played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers. After retiring from the NFL, he became an attorney and has been a judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas since 2004.[1]