Dick Poillon

Richard Charles Poillon (August 13, 1920 – November 14, 1994) was an American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He scored a career 247 points and was the Redskins' leading scorer for three years.

Dick Poillon

Poillon on a 1948 Bowman football card
No. 25
Position:	Halfback Defensive back Placekicker Punter
Personal information
Born:	(1920-08-13)August 13, 1920 Queens, New York, U.S.
Died:	November 14, 1994(1994-11-14) (aged 74) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Valley Stream Central (Valley Stream, New York)
College:	Canisius
NFL draft:	1942: undrafted
Career history
Washington Redskins (1942, 1946–1949)
Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1942) Pro Bowl (1942)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 535 Punt yards: 5,804 Touchdowns: 10 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Raised in Valley Stream, New York, he attended Valley Stream Central High School, where he played baseball, basketball and football, as a quarterback, kicker, punter and kick / punt returner. He was inducted into the Nassau County High School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022.^[1] He attended Canisius College.

Poillon was voted one of the Redskins' "Top 100 players" of all time by a poll by The Washington Post. He had held the Redskins' record with an interception returned for 93 yards and a touchdown set against the Philadelphia Eagles on November 21, 1948,^[2] and broken on December 26, 1987, with a 100-yard return by Barry Wilburn.^[3]