Defensive Tackle
No. 81
Southern
"A starter at right defensive end for eight games last year, sharing the role with Mark Lomas, Neal came on with an outstanding second half of the year after having a weight problem early in the season. He tied with Lomas and Carl Barzilauskas for the team leadership in sacks with five. Richard had four of his dumps in the last three games as the Jets ran their winning streak to six.
In 1973 he played three of the four defensive line positions before settling in at right tackle. Richard has missed only two games in his entire career (a knee injury in 1970) and now has 82 to his credit, 68 consecutively. He was a regular defensive tackle for New Orleans and was their captain in 1972. Neal originally was a No. 2 draft pick of New Orleans (1969) and came to the Jets in a trade in January 1973 along with Delles Howell for a No. 2 and a No. 3 draft pick.
Neal has a B.A. in political science. His hometown is Shreveport, Louisiana."
-The New York Jets Official 1975 Yearbook
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