David Windham
.jpg) Windham receiving his Super Bowl ring at a ceremony held in 2018 | |||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | March 14, 1961 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | C.F. Vigor (Prichard, Alabama) | ||||
| College: | Jackson State | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1984 / Round: 9 / Pick: 251 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
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| Career NFL statistics | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
David Rogers Windham (born March 14, 1961) is a former
1984 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots
.
Early life
Windham was born in Mobile, Alabama and attended C.F. Vigor High School in Prichard, Alabama. He then attended and played college football at Jackson State University.
Professional career
Windham was
24-day players' strike, reducing the 16-game season to 15. The games for weeks 4–6 were won with all replacement players, including Windham. The Redskins have the distinction of being the only team with no players crossing the picket line.[1] Those three victories are often credited with getting the team into the playoffs and the basis for the 2000 film The Replacements
.
In 2018, Windham was awarded a Super Bowl ring for playing for the Redskins in 1987, the year they won Super Bowl XXII.[2]
References
- ^ "Gibbs' first job is to tame Snyder". USA Today. 2004-01-07. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ Snider, Rick (June 13, 2018). "With Super Bowl rings, Redskins 'Replacements' finally have hard proof of NFL glory". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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