Rick Casares
Casares in 1953
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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 4, 1931 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||
| Date of death: | September 13, 2013 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||
| Place of death: | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Tampa (FL) Jefferson | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1954 / Round: 2 / Pick: 18 | ||||||||||||||
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| Games played: | 130 |
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| Rushing attempts: | 1,431 |
| Rushing yards: | 5,797 |
| Receptions: | 191 |
| Receiving yards: | 1,588 |
| Touchdowns: | 60 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Richard Jose Casares (July 4, 1931 – September 13, 2013) was an American college and professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for twelve seasons during the 1950 and 1960s. Casares played college football for the University of Florida, where he was standout fullback and kicker. Casares played professionally for the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins of the NFL, and was a member of the expansion Miami Dolphins of the AFL.
Rick Casares was born in Tampa, Florida in 1931. When he was 7 years old, his father was killed in a gang shooting; his mother sent him to live with an aunt and uncle in Paterson, New Jersey. At 15, Casares became a Golden Gloves boxing champion in the 160-pound division. When he was offered a professional boxing contract, his mother refused to permit it, and he returned to Tampa.
From the age of 15, Casares lived in West Tampa with his mother, and he attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Tampa, where his teachers introduced him to high school sports as a way to keep him in school. The Jefferson coaches discovered the 190-pound, six-foot-one-inch freshman when he picked up a javelin for the first time and threw it. Casares played high school football, basketball, and baseball for the Jefferson Dragons, and he was also a track and field athlete. He was an all-state football and basketball player, and the Dragons won the city football championship in 1948 and 1949.
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