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Rich Diana
No. 33
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1960-09-06) September 6, 1960 (age 64)
Hamden, Connecticut
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Hamden (CT)[1]
College:Yale
NFL draft:1982 / round: 5 / pick: 136
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushes:8
Rushing yeards:31
Yards per carry:3.9
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Richard Diana (born September 6, 1960) is a former American football running back in the National Football League who played for the Miami Dolphins. He played college football for the Yale Bulldogs.[2]

He finished 10th in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1981, receiving three first-place votes.[3] He retired from the Dolphins after only one season in 1982.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Rich Diana Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. ^ Malafronte, Chip (19 December 2012). "NEW HAVEN 200: Hamden, Yale product Rich Diana a smooth operator". New Haven Register.
  3. ^ Greenberg, Alan. "Diana's Years of Practice". courant.com.
  4. ^ Habib, Hal. "Like Chris Borland, ex-Dolphin Rich Diana chose health over NFL glory". The Palm Beach Post.
  5. ^ "Dr. Richard Diana, Yale grad and Super Bowl vet, has a joint pain game plan". New Haven Register. 25 January 2014.