Rick Buffington

Rick Buffington
Profile
Positions	Defensive back, kick returner
Personal information
Born	April 16, 1945; Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Durfee (MA)
College	BYU
Career history
Playing
	Rhode Island Steelers (1966); Bridgeport Jets (?); Quincy Giants (1969); Note: 14–16 other teams are not listed;
Coaching
	Bristol Community College (1968–?); Head coach; North-Tri Attleboro Kings (1973–1976); Head coach; New York Jets (1977); Assistant coach; New England Patriots (1978–1981); Assistant coach (1978); Assistant linebackers coach/assistant defensive backs coach/defensive assistant (1979–1981); New Jersey Generals (1983); Special teams coach/linebackers coach; New England Steamrollers (1988); Defensive coordinator; Denver Dynamite (1989); Defensive coordinator; Albany Firebirds (1990–1993); Head coach; Las Vegas Sting (1994); Defensive coordinator; Connecticut Coyotes (1995); Head coach; Charlotte Rage (1996); Head coach; Florida Bobcats (1997–1998); Assistant coach (1997); Head coach (1998); Milwaukee Mustangs (1999); Assistant coach; Florida Bobcats (2000); Interim head coach; New Haven Ninjas (2002); Head coach; Albany Conquest (2004); Head coach; New England Surge (2007); Head coach; Boston Blaze (2017); Head coach;
Operations
	North-Tri Attleboro Kings (1973–1976); General manager/owner; Connecticut Coyotes (1995); General manager; Florida Bobcats (2000); General manager;
Administration
	New York Jets (1976); Part-time scout; New England Patriots (1978–1980); Scout (1978); Administrative aide (1979); Administrative assistant (1979–1980); New Jersey Generals (1983); Scout; Pittsburgh Maulers (1983–1984); Director of college scouting/director of pro scouting; New England Steamrollers (1988); Head scout; Connecticut Coyotes (1995); Director of player personnel; Charlotte Rage (1996); Director of football operations;
Awards and highlights
	Minor Pro Football Hall of Fame (1987);
Head coaching record
Regular season	28–53 (.346) (AFL)
Postseason	0–3 (.000) (AFL)
Career	28–56 (.333) (AFL)

Richard B. Buffington (born April 16, 1945) is an American former football player and coach. After briefly playing college football at BYU, he played for 17–19 different minor league teams in several leagues. He became a coach afterwards, beginning in 1968 with Bristol Community College. Buffington was a scout and assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL) in the late 1970s, and was an administrator and coach in the United States Football League (USFL) from 1982 to 1984. From 1988 to 2000, Buffington was a coach for several teams in the Arena Football League (AFL), including serving as head coach for the Albany Firebirds (1990–1993), Connecticut Coyotes (1995), Charlotte Rage (1996), and Florida Bobcats (1998, 2000). He also coached the New Haven Ninjas (2002) and Albany Conquest (2004) in af2, the New England Surge (2007) in the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL), and the Boston Blaze (2017) in the Can-Am Indoor Football League.