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Position: | Safety | ||||||
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Born: | Mineola, Texas, U.S. | October 21, 1967||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Hawkins (Hawkins, Texas) | ||||||
College: | Texas | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1991 / round: 1 / pick: 9 | ||||||
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Stanley Palmer Richard (born October 21, 1967),[1] nicknamed "the Sheriff", is an American former professional football player who was a safety for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers and Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, earning first-team All-American honors in 1990. In the NFL, he was the starting strong safety for the Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX.