Damien Richardson
No. 39
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1976-04-03) April 3, 1976 (age 48)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Career information
College:Arizona State
NFL draft:1998 / Round: 6 / Pick: 165
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:124
Sacks:1.0
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Damien A. Richardson (born April 3, 1976) is a former safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire career for the Carolina Panthers from 1998–2004.[1] He played college football at Arizona State.

While playing at Arizona State, Richardson received a Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award. He was also honored as a National Football Foundation Hall Scholar-Athlete, and was a GTE Academic All-District VIII selection. As a senior in 1997, Richardson was a Second-team All-Pac-10 member.[2]

Richardson was drafted in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft.[3] Richardson's career with the Panthers was ended by serious injuries to his neck and knee.[4] He subsequently attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, completed a master's degree in public health at Harvard University, and is an orthopedic physician at Banner – University Medical Center.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Carolina Panthers | All-Time Roster". Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  2. ^ "Conditioned for success, ASU Magazine, September 2014". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  3. ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  4. ^ Melody K. Hoffman, Single Sports Dads Show They Can Be Star Parents Too, Jet Magazine, June 18, 2007
  5. ^ The Football Players Health Study at Harvard University


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