Dick Nolan

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Richard Charles Nolan (March 26, 1932 – November 11, 2007) played halfback and safety in the NFL across nine seasons (1954–62). He attended the University of Maryland, where he earned honorable-mention All-American honors and contributed to the school's 1953 championship team. The New York Giants selected him in the fourth round (41st overall) of the 1954 NFL draft. He was traded to the Chicago Cardinals in 1958, returned to New York in 1959, then moved to the Dallas Cowboys in 1962, where he served as a player-coach under Tom Landry. He later coached the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints as head coach.
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