 Kercher with Tulsa in 1953 | |||||||||||
| No. 43 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Special teams, Halfback, Defensive back | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | March 11, 1932 Evansville, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Reitz Memorial (Evansville) | ||||||||||
| College: | Tulsa | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1954 / round: 6 / pick: 73 | ||||||||||
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Richard S. Kercher (born March 11, 1932) was an American football player who played one season with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He played collegiately for the University of Tulsa as a Left Halfback, starting for the top yardage-gaining offense in the country for the 1951 and 1952 seasons.