Ramsey Dardar

James Ramsey Dardar (born October 3, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He appeared in 16 NFL games, all for the 1984 St. Louis Cardinals, and he spent brief periods on the rosters of the New York Giants and Houston Oilers.

A native of Cecilia, Louisiana, Dardar was named to the 1982 All-Southeastern Conference football team while playing defensive tackle for Louisiana State University (LSU). He reached the school's top five all-time in career sacks and was part of the LSU team that went to the 1983 Orange Bowl. He was selected by the New Jersey Generals in the third round of the 1983 USFL Draft, but he decided to sign with the Cardinals after they selected him in the third round (71st overall) of the 1983 NFL draft.

After missing all of the 1983 season with an injury, Dardar played in 16 games for the 1984 Cardinals, starting six of them. The team released him before the 1985 season, and he did not play football that year. He was signed by the New York Giants and the Houston Oilers in 1986 and 1987, respectively, but he was cut from both teams before playing any regular-season games. Injuries ended his career in 1987. The same year, his two-year-old son was killed in an auto-pedestrian accident.

Dardar became addicted to crack cocaine during his time in professional football, and after his playing days he turned to burglary to make money for drugs. He has been in prison for burglaries for much of his post-NFL life. The third time he was sent to prison, in late 1997, he was sentenced to 32 years. He was paroled in 2017.