Richard Neal (American football)

Richard Neal
Date of birth	September 2, 1947
Place of birth	Minden, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of death	April 5, 1983 (aged 35)
Place of death	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Defensive end
US college	Southern
NFL draft	1969 / round: 2 / pick: 45
Career history
As player
1969–1972,1978	New Orleans Saints
1973–1977	New York Jets
Career stats
	Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

Richard Neal (September 2, 1947 - April 5, 1983) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and the New York Jets. Neal played college football at Southern University. He was traded along with Delles Howell from the Saints to the Jets for a pair of 1973 picks in the second and third rounds (51st and 66th overall–Steve Baumgartner and Pete Van Valkenburg respectively) on January 29, 1973.^[1]^[2] He died of heart failure at the age of 35 in St. Louis. He was on a business trip for his company at his death.

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