Rich Borresen

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Rich Borresen
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Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1964-03-16) March 16, 1964 (age 60)
Queens, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school: Franklin Square (NY) Valley Stream North
College: Northwestern
Undrafted: 1987
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:3
Player stats at PFR

Richard David Borresen (born March 16, 1964) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Northwestern University.

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Early years

Borresen attended Valley Stream North High School, where he participated in football and track. He enrolled at Nassau Community College, and was named the starting tight end. [1] He transferred to Northwestern University after his first year.

He was a two-year starter and was mostly used for blocking purposes. As a sophomore, he was a backup behind Ralph Jackson, appearing in 9 games with 10 receptions for 75 yards. As a junior, he was limited with injuries, appearing in 3 games with 10 receptions for 100 yards.

As a senior, he appeared in 11 games, recording 25 receptions for 331 yards and one touchdown. Against Army, he had 6 receptions for 95 yards. [2] He received AP second-team All-Big Ten and UPI honorable-mention All-American honors. [3] [4]

Professional career

Borresen was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1987 NFL draft. He was waived on July 30. [5]

After the NFLPA strike was declared on the third week of the 1987 season, those contests were canceled (reducing the 16-game season to 15) and the NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. He was re-signed to be a part of the Dallas replacement team that was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media. [6] He started 3 games and was used for blocking purposes, registering only a 5-yard kickoff return. He was released on October 26, at the end of the strike. [7]

Personal life

Borresen works in the construction industry, after co-founding the company PRB Innovations with his brother in 1991.

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References

  1. ↑ "TWinning Football Team Craves Fans" . Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Army Upset By Wildcats" . Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Harbaugh heads All-Big Ten team". The Michigan Daily. November 26, 1986. p. 8. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  4. ↑ "The 1986 United Press International All-America college football team" . Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Transactions" . Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Who's playing today and for whom". Lakeland Ledger. October 4, 1987.
  7. ↑ "Transactions" . Retrieved January 12, 2019.
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