Dick Christy at NC State, 1955
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Back, NC State, 1955–⁠57

Dick Christy

Lettered 1955–⁠57 (school media guide)

Born
Nov 24, 1935, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died
Aug 7, 1966, in Chester, Pennsylvania

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Dick Christy played back at NC State (1955–⁠57). The Green Bay Packers took Christy in round 3, No. 27 overall in the 1958 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1957
ACC Player of the Year and First-team All-ACC
Drafted
No. 27
Round 3, 1958 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Honors

Team titles: ACC champions, 1957

All-America: AP first team 1957; All-America Board 1957

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

AFL All-Star Game: 1962

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1960AFLBoston Patriots
1961–⁠63AFLNew York Titans

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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