Dick Poillon

Dick Poillon

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Poillon on a 1948 Bowman football card
No. 25
Position: Halfback
Defensive back
Kicker
Punter
Personal information
Date of birth: August 13, 1920
Place of birth: Queens, New York
Date of death: November 14, 1994(1994-11-14) (aged 74)
Place of death: West Palm Beach, Florida
Career information
College: Canisius
Undrafted: 1942
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 535
Punting yards: 5,804
Touchdowns: 10
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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 Redskin's lead scorer for three years. Poillon was voted one of the Redskin's "Top 100 players" of all time by a poll in the Washington Post. He held the old record of 93 yards (on a lateral) Pick Off, Run On vs. the Philadelphia Eagles set on November 21, 1948 (broken December 26, 1987). He attended Canisius College.

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