Rick Arrington

American football player (1947–2021)

American football player

Rick Arrington

Arrington in 1972

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Position:| Quarterback
Personal information
Born:| (1947-02-26)February 26, 1947
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Died:| September 7, 2021(2021-09-07) (aged 74)[1]
Covington, Georgia, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:| 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:| Myers Park
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
College:| Georgia (1965–1966)
Tulsa (1967–1969)
NFL draft:| 1970: undrafted
Career history

* Philadelphia Eagles (1970–1973)

Career NFL statistics
| Games played:| 17

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Starts:| 5
TD-INT:| 3–9
Completion percentage:| 47.5%
Passing yards:| 950
Rushing yards:| 58
Rushing TDs:| 1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Richard Cameron Arrington (February 26, 1947 – September 7, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).[2] He played three seasons for the Eagles from 1970 to 1973. He played college football at Georgia and Tulsa.

Arrington was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, the son of Hazel (née Cameron; 1925–2013) and Richard Adler Arrington Jr. (1911–1977). Counted amongst the Arrington family's notable ancestors is William Farrar, a gentleman farmer.[3]

Arrington was the father of former ESPN college football sideline reporter Jill Arrington[4] and the grandfather of actresses Dakota and Elle Fanning. After 35 years of symptoms, Arrington was diagnosed with Stage IV CTE after he died.[5][6] He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with this disease, which is caused by repeated hits to the head.[7][8]

## References

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1. ^ "Richard Cameron "Rick" Arrington Obituary (1947 - 2021) Charlotte Observer". Legacy.com.
2. ^ (wire service) "Reaves A Wealthy Eagle" St. Petersburg Times June 17, 1972, p. 1-C
3. ^ "So Turns Out The Fanning Sisters Are Royals". Elle Australia.
4. ^ Martzke, Rudy. "Arrington does disservice to herself, other female journalists as pinup". USA Today August 14, 2002. Accessed April 3, 2009. Archived May 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine April 3, 2009.
5. ^ "Researchers Find CTE in 345 of 376 Former NFL Players Studied | Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine". www.bumc.bu.edu. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
6. ^ 15th Annual Concussion Legacy Gala, retrieved February 7, 2023
7. ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
8. ^ Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (June 20, 2023). "Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

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Tulsa Golden Hurricane starting quarterbacks

* Ivan Grove (1914–1916, 1919)
* Rex Thomas (1922)
* Tudor Jones (1936)
* Morris White (1937)
* Tommy Thompson (1938)
* Glenn Dobbs (1940–1942)
* Clyde LeForce (1943, 1946)
* Perry Moss (1944)
* Bob Smith (1945)
* Jim Finks (1946–1948)
* Pete Annex (1949)
* Ron Morris (1950–1952)
* Bob Bohn (1953)
* Mack Warren (1954)
* Charlie Wynes (1955)
* George Cagiola (1956–1957)
* Jerry Keeling (1958–1960)
* Ronnie Sine (1961)
* Stu McBirnie (1962)
* Jerry Rhome (1963–1964)
* Billy Guy Anderson (1965)
* Greg Barton (1966–1967)
* Mike Stripling (1967–1968)
* Rick Arrington (1969)
* John Dobbs (1969–1970)
* Drew Pearson (1970)
* Todd Starks (1971–1972)
* Joe McCulley (1973)
* Jeb Blount (1973–1975)
* Ron Hickerson (1976)
* David Rader (1976–1978)
* Bill Blankenship (1977, 1979)
* Kenny Jackson (1979–1981)
* Skip Ast (1982)
* Steve Gage (1983–1986)
* Richie Stephenson (1984)
* T. J. Rubley (1987–1991)
* Gus Frerotte (1990, 1992–1993)
* Mark Matheson (1992)
* Troy DeGar (1994–1996)
* Tad Jones (1994)
* John Fitzgerald (1994, 1996–1998)
* Michael Wall (1997–1999)
* Robert Stephenson (1998)
* Josh Blankenship (1999–2001)
* Tyler Gooch (2001–2002)
* James Kilian (2002–2004)
* Paul Smith (2005–2007)
* David Johnson (2008)
* G. J. Kinne (2009–2011)
* Cody Green (2012–2013)
* Kalen Henderson (2012)
* Dane Evans (2013–2016)
* Chad President (2017)
* Luke Skipper (2017–2018)
* Seth Boomer (2018)
* Zach Smith (2019–2020)
* Davis Brin (2021–2022)
* Braylon Braxton (2022–2023)
* Cardell Williams (2023)
* Roman Fuller (2023)
* Kirk Francis (2023–2024)
* Cooper Legas (2024)

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Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterbacks

* Tommy Thompson (1950)
* Adrian Burk (1951–1956)
* Bobby Thomason (1952–1957)
* Sonny Jurgensen (1957, 1961–1963)
* Norm Van Brocklin (1958–1960)
* King Hill (1962–1966, 1968)
* Norm Snead (1964–1970)
* Jack Concannon (1964, 1966)
* John Huarte (1968)
* George Mira (1969)
* Rick Arrington (1970–1971)
* Pete Liske (1971–1972)
* John Reaves (1972)
* Roman Gabriel (1973–1976)
* Mike Boryla (1974–1976)
* Ron Jaworski (1977–1986)
* Joe Pisarcik (1984)
* Randall Cunningham (1985–1995)
* Matt Cavanaugh (1986)
* Scott Tinsley (1987)
* Guido Merkens (1987)
* Jim McMahon (1991–1992)
* Jeff Kemp (1991)
* Brad Goebel (1991)
* Bubby Brister (1993–1994)
* Ken O'Brien (1993)
* Rodney Peete (1995–1998)
* Ty Detmer (1996–1997)
* Bobby Hoying (1997–1998)
* Koy Detmer (1998–1999, 2002, 2004)
* Doug Pederson (1999)
* Donovan McNabb (1999–2009)
* A. J. Feeley (2002, 2007)
* Mike McMahon (2005)
* Jeff Garcia (2006)
* Kevin Kolb (2009–2010)
* Michael Vick (2010–2013)
* Vince Young (2011)
* Nick Foles (2012–2014, 2017–2018)
* Mark Sanchez (2014–2015)
* Sam Bradford (2015)
* Carson Wentz (2016–2020)
* Jalen Hurts (2020–present)
* Gardner Minshew (2021–2022)
* Kenny Pickett (2024)
* Tanner McKee (2024)

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