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American football player (1927–2010)
American football player
Dick Flowers Position:
Quarterback Born: (1927-08-13 ) August 13, 1927
South Bend, Indiana , U.S.Died: May 7, 2010(2010-05-07) (aged 82)
Mishawaka, Indiana , U.S. Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 190 lb (86 kg) High school: South Bend Central (IN) College:
Northwestern
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Player stats at
PFR
Richard R. Flowers (August 13, 1927 – May 7, 2010) was an
American football
quarterback who played for one season in the
National Football League (NFL). He played for the
Baltimore Colts in
1953 . He played
college football at
Northwestern .
College career
Flowers played
college football at
Northwestern University where was the backup quarterback in the
1949 Rose Bowl . In
1950 , Flowers became the second quarterback in school history to pass for over 1,000 yards in a season.
[1]
Military career
Following graduation, Flowers joined the
United States Marine Corps and served in the
Korean War .
[1]
Professional career
Flowers signed with the
Green Bay Packers after serving with the Marines in
1953 . He was traded to the
Baltimore Colts on August 27, 1953 in exchange for an undisclosed draft pick in 1954.
[2] He played in one game for the Colts, going 2–for–4 for 18 yards.
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