Rick Volk

Richard Robert Volk, born March 15, 1945, was an American professional football player who played safety in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, New York Giants, and Miami Dolphins. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1964 to 1966, lining up as a defensive back on defense and as a halfback and quarterback on offense. He was a member of the 1964 team that won the Big Ten Conference championship and defeated Oregon State in the 1965 Rose Bowl, and the Sporting News named him a first-team All-American in 1967.

Volk went on to a 12-year NFL career as a safety. He spent nine seasons with the Baltimore Colts from 1967 to 1975, playing on the Colts teams that lost Super Bowl III to the New York Jets and won Super Bowl V against Dallas. He later played for the New York Giants and the Miami Dolphins. He retired with 38 career interceptions and 13 fumble recoveries, totaling 574 yards on interception returns and 548 yards on punt returns.

In 1989, Volk was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor; he and Ron Johnson were the first two football players from the 1960s to be so honored.