Dick Lynch
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| Position | Defensive back | ||||||||
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| Born | April 29, 1936 Oceanside, New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | September 24, 2008 (aged 72) Queens, New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
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| College | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1958: 6th round, 66th overall pick | ||||||||
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Richard Dennis Lynch (April 29, 1936 – September 24, 2008) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. He twice led the NFL in interceptions (1961 and 1963), and had three interceptions in a single game three times during his career.
In 1963, Lynch was named first-team All-Pro and was selected to play in the Pro Bowl for the only time in his career. The Giants went to four pre-Super Bowl era NFL championship games (1959, 1961 to 1963) during Lynch's first five years with the team. Lynch played college football at the University of Notre Dame (1955 to 1957), and his game-winning 1957 touchdown run against the University of Oklahoma Sooners was considered the most spectacular play of the college season by voters in an Associated Press poll. After retiring as a player, Lynch was a radio color commentator for New York Giants football games from the 1967 through 2007 NFL seasons.