finalyear debutyear statvalue article_title finalteam draftround birth_date statseason pfr draftyear heightin heightft number college statlabel debutteam name birth_place nfl weight position draftpick
1979 1976 23 197 8.6 1 richard osborne -lrb- american football -rrb-
 st. louis cardinals -lrb- nfl -rrb- 9 31 october 1953 1979 osbori00 1976 3 6 88 , 86 , 87 texas a & m receptions receiving yards receiving average receiving tds philadelphia eagles richard osborne wichita , kansas osb581406 230 tight end 248
richard osborne -lrb- american football -rrb-

richard arlen osborne -lrb- born october 31 , 1953 in wichita , kansas -rrb- is a former american football tight end who played for four seasons in the national football league .
he was drafted by the philadelphia eagles in the ninth round of the 1976 nfl draft , but was waived during the 1976 season .
he was claimed off waivers by the new york jets , and was traded back to philadelphia the following year in exchange for a future draft pick .
he played for the eagles from 1976 -- 1978 , the jets in 1976 , and the st. louis cardinals in 1979 .
he played college football at texas a&m .
osborne played his high school football at robert e. lee high school in san antonio where he earned all-state honors as a wide receiver .
he helped lead the lee volunteers to a 28-27 1971 uil 4a state title over wichita falls high school .
tommy kramer who had a long nfl career was his quarterback in high school .
another notable teammate in high school was pat rockett who also earned all-state honors and later played major league baseball for the atlanta braves .
