Rich Caster

Rich Caster
No. 88, 86, 82
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born:(1948-10-16)October 16, 1948
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died:February 2, 2024(2024-02-02) (aged 75)
New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Williamson
(Mobile, Alabama)
College:Jackson State
NFL draft:1970 / round: 2 / pick: 46
Career history
Career highlights and awards

NFL records

  • Career yards per reception by a tight end (minimum 200 career receptions): 17.3[1]
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:322
Receiving yards:5,515
Receiving touchdowns:45
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Richard C. Caster (October 16, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American football tight end who played for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New York Jets. He also played occasionally as a wide receiver. He played college football for the Jackson State Tigers and was selected by the Jets in the second round of the 1970 NFL draft. Caster is the NFL all-time leader in career receiving yards per reception by a tight end (minimum 200 career receptions) with 17.3.[2]

  1. ^ "Career yards per reception by a tight end, minimum 200 career receptions, sorted by descending yards per reception". Stathead. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Career yards per reception by a tight end, minimum 200 career receptions, sorted by descending yards per reception". Stathead. Retrieved May 29, 2024.