Dick Nolan (American football)
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| Position: | Safety |
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| Date of birth: | March 26, 1932 |
| Place of birth: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Date of death: | November 11, 2007 (aged 75) |
| Place of death: | Grapevine, Texas |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | White Plains (NY) |
| College: | Maryland |
| NFL Draft: | 1954 / Round: 4 / Pick: 41 |
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| Regular season: | 69–82–5 (.458) |
| Postseason: | 2–3 (.400) |
| Career: | 71–85–5 (.457) |
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Richard Charles Nolan (March 26, 1932 – November 11, 2007) was an American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL), and served as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints.
In his youth, Nolan was the starting quarterback at White Plains High School. He accepted a scholarship from the University of Maryland, where he was converted to running back and safety. He received honorable-mention All-American honors as a senior. He was a key contributor to the school's 1953 championship team.
In the NFL, he played for a total of nine seasons (1954–62) in the defensive halfback, safety, and defensive back positions. He was selected in the fourth round (41st overall) of the 1954 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. On May 10, 1958, he was traded to the Chicago Cardinals. He returned to the Giants in 1959.
On April 27, 1962, he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in a three-team deal, with the Green Bay Packers acquiring kicking specialist Allen Green and the Giants obtaining a draft pick from the Packers. He reunited with former teammate Tom Landry, who used Nolan as a "player-coach". When Nolan was injured halfway through his first season, he became the Cowboys' defensive coordinator.
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