Dick Lynch
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NFL draft: | 1958 / Round: 6 / Pick: 66 | ||||||
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Richard Dennis Lynch (April 29, 1936 – September 24, 2008) was an American professional
Biography
Lynch was born in Oceanside, New York.[2] He grew up in Bound Brook, New Jersey, and attended Phillipsburg Catholic High School.[3]
Lynch played college football at the University of Notre Dame and is in their Hall of Fame.[4] While known as a defensive standout as a professional, in 1957 he scored the only touchdown in Notre Dame's 7–0 win over the University of Oklahoma that ended the Sooners' 47-game winning streak.[5]
Lynch worked as a color commentator for the New York Giants' radio broadcasts from 1967 to 2008.[6] He was paired with several notable play-by-play announcers, including Marty Glickman, Marv Albert, Jim Gordon and Bob Papa.
His son, Richard Lynch (31), was killed in the
Following his death in 2008, he was inducted as one of the New York Giants' Ring of Honor Inductees. The Ring of Honor is awarded to the franchise's greatest and most influential figures.
Death
Lynch died from leukemia on September 24, 2008, aged 72, at his home in
See also
References
- ^ "Dick Lynch Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ New York Times
- ^ Canavan, Tom via Associated Press. "Dick Lynch, 72, Giants Cornerback Turned Announcer", The New York Sun, September 25, 2008. Accessed September 21, 2015. "A Bound Brook, N.J., native, Lynch attended Phillipsburg Catholic High School in Clinton."
- ^ "Notre Dame Athletics | the Fighting Irish".
- ^ https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-25-dicklynch-obitsep25,0,2683684.story [dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
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- ^ Weber, Bruce. "Dick Lynch, Giants Star Who Became a Broadcaster, Dies at 72", The New York Times, September 24, 2008. Accessed March 4, 2018. "Dick Lynch, who twice led the National Football League in interceptions as a defensive back for the New York Giants and who later spent 40 years as a radio broadcaster for the team, died Wednesday at his home in the Douglaston section of Queens."