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Position: | Wide receiver, Return specialist | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | May 20, 1952||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Springfield (Holland, Ohio) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Minnesota | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1975 / round: 4 / pick: 95 | ||||||||||||||
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Richard Upchurch (born May 20, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire career with the Denver Broncos from 1975 to 1983. One of 29 individuals to be selected to multiple All-Decade teams, Upchurch is noted as one of the greatest return specialists of all time.[1]