Rich Diana

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Rich Diana
No. 33
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1960-09-06) September 6, 1960 (age 61)
Hamden, Connecticut
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Hamden (CT)[1]
College:Yale
NFL Draft:1982 / Round: 5 / Pick: 136
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushes:8
Rushing yeards:31
Yards per carry:3.9

Richard Diana (born September 6, 1960) is a former American football running back in the National Football League who played for the Miami Dolphins. He played college football for the Yale Bulldogs.[2]

He finished 10th in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1981, receiving three first-place votes.[3] He retired from the Dolphins after only one season in 1982.[4][5] He became an orthopedic surgeon.

See also[]

  • Colin Allred - former NFL linebacker who became a lawyer and US Representative
  • Tommy Casanova – former NFL safety who became an ophthalmologist
  • Dennis Claridge – former NFL quarterback who became an orthodontist
  • Dan Doornink – former NFL running back who became a medical doctor
  • Laurent Duvernay-Tardif – current NFL player who earned a medical degree while playing in the league
  • John Frank - Super Bowl winning SF 49er who became a NY City based plastic surgeon
  • Joel Makovicka – former NFL fullback who became a doctor of physical therapy
  • Bill McColl - former NFL player who became an orthopedic surgeon, father of Milt McColl
  • Milt McColl - former NFL linebacker who became a medical doctor
  • Frank Ryan – former NFL player and mathematician, who maintained an academic career while playing in the league
  • Myron Rolle – former NFL defensive back who was also a Rhodes scholar and is now serving a neurosurgery residency
  • John Urschel – former NFL player and mathematician who was a PhD candidate while playing in the league
  • Byron White - former NFL running back who became a US Supreme Court Justice
  • Rob Zatechka – former NFL guard who became a medical doctor

References[]

  1. ^ "Rich Diana Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. ^ Malafronte, Chip (19 December 2012). "NEW HAVEN 200: Hamden, Yale product Rich Diana a smooth operator". New Haven Register.
  3. ^ Greenberg, Alan. "Diana's Years of Practice". courant.com.
  4. ^ Habib, Hal. "Like Chris Borland, ex-Dolphin Rich Diana chose health over NFL glory". The Palm Beach Post.
  5. ^ "Dr. Richard Diana, Yale grad and Super Bowl vet, has a joint pain game plan". New Haven Register. 25 January 2014.


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