| File:File:Dick Hensley - 1950 Bowman.jpg Hensley on a 1950 Bowman football card | |
| No. 25, 82 | |
| End / Defensive end | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: September 8, 1927 | |
| Place of birth: Williamson, West Virginia | |
| Date of death: March 7, 2015 (aged 87) | |
| Place of death: Huntington, West Virginia | |
| Career information | |
| College: Kentucky | |
| NFL Draft: 1949 / Round: 11 / Pick: 106 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| * New York Giants ( 1949) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Richard Earl Hensley (September 8, 1927 – March 7, 2015) was an American football end who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears. He was drafted by the Giants in the eleventh round of the 1949 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Kentucky and attended Williamson High School in Williamson, West Virginia.[1][2] He died on March 7, 2015.[3]
References[]
- ↑ "DICK HENSLEY". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150323035830/http://www.profootballarchives.com/hens00200.html. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Richard Earl 'Dick' Hensley". oldestlivingprofootball.com. http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/richardedickhensley.htm. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ↑ "RICHARD E. "DICK" HENSLEY". legacy.com. The Herald-Dispatch. March 8, 2015. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150416002846/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/herald-dispatch/obituary.aspx?pid=174344191. Retrieved April 15, 2015.