Rick Kane
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Born: | Lincoln, Nebraska | November 12, 1954
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Died: | December 25, 2009 Reno, Nevada | (aged 55)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Running back |
College | Oregon San Jose State |
NFL draft | 1977 / Round: 3 / Pick: 69 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1977–1983 | Detroit Lions |
1984 | Washington Redskins |
1985 | Detroit Lions |
Career stats | |
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Richard James Kane (November 12, 1954 – December 25, 2009) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins. Kane rushed for 1,486 yards during his NFL career. He played high school football at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, California, and college football at the University of Oregon and San Jose State University. Following his football career, he worked in the automotive industry. During 2005, he was involved in a serious motorcycle accident resulting in the loss of one of his legs. He died of complications from pneumonia on December 25, 2009 in Reno, NV.
Categories:
- 1954 births
- 2009 deaths
- Sportspeople from Lincoln, Nebraska
- American football running backs
- Oregon Ducks football players
- San Jose State Spartans football players
- Detroit Lions players
- Washington Redskins players
- American amputees
- Deaths from pneumonia in Nevada
- People from Pleasanton, California
- American football running back, 1950s birth stubs