Dick Himes

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Dick Himes
No. 72
Position: Tackle
Personal information
Born: (1946-05-25) May 25, 1946 (age 78)
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Canton South (Ohio)
College: Ohio State
NFL draft: 1968  / Round: 3 / Pick: 81
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:135
Games started:104
Fumbles recovered:3
Player stats at PFR

Richard Dean Himes (born May 25, 1946), a.k.a."Ox" Himes, is an American former football offensive lineman who played his entire career for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Himes was born in Canton, Ohio, where he attended Canton South High School. [1] At Canton South, Himes was named Associated Press lineman of the year during his senior year. Before that, he was named an all-state selection twice at the offensive end position. After high school, he attended Ohio State University, where he started for three years along the offensive and defensive lines. He was named All-Big Ten twice, at two different positions. [2]

Himes was selected in the third round of the 1968 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers and ended up playing for the team from 1968 to 1977. [2] He played a total of 135 games during his 10 seasons, starting 104 of those games. [1] He became a starter in 1970 and was a mainstay at the right tackle position until he was replaced by Greg Koch in 1977. [2] The Packers tried to trade Himes but with no other teams expressing interest, he was ultimately released. [3] Packers' historian Cliff Christl noted that Himes lacked proper recognition for his accomplishments because he played for bad Packers team under poor leadership. Himes, according to Christl, had "good feet" and was a "good athlete" that "had the versatility to be comparably efficient as a drive blocker and a pass protector". [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dick Himes Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Christl, Cliff (May 14, 2020). "Shortchanged by history: Gale Gillingham & Dick Himes". Packers.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ Christl, Cliff (August 22, 1978). "Five Veterans Cut". Green Bay Press-Gazette (clipping). p. B-1. Retrieved November 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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