Richard Koeper

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Richard Koeper was a professional American football player.

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Biography

Koeper was born Richard Manfred Koeper on July 23, 1943, in San Francisco, California. [1] He died from a heart attack on March 13, 2010. [2]

Career

Koeper played the 1966 NFL season with the Atlanta Falcons. He had previously been drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1965 NFL draft. Later, he would play with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.

Koeper also served as an assistant coach at Oregon State University, where he had played at the collegiate level.

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References

  1. ↑ "Dick Koeper". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Richard M. Koeper". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved July 27, 2011.


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