Richard Joseph Coady Jr. (born December 17 1944) is a former American football center and tight end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 11th round of the 1968 NFL Draft. He played college football at Memphis. His son Rich Coady also played in the NFL. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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