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.
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | February 26, 1947 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Died: | September 7, 2021 (aged 74)[1] Covington, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Myers Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||||
| College: | Georgia (1965–1966) Tulsa (1967–1969) | ||||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
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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
edit- ^ "Richard Cameron "Rick" Arrington Obituary (1947 - 2021) Charlotte Observer". Legacy.com.
- ^ (wire service) "Reaves A Wealthy Eagle" St. Petersburg Times June 17, 1972, p. 1-C
- ^ "So Turns Out The Fanning Sisters Are Royals". Elle Australia.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Researchers Find CTE in 345 of 376 Former NFL Players Studied | Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine". www.bumc.bu.edu. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ 15th Annual Concussion Legacy Gala, retrieved February 7, 2023
- ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ 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.