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| Date of birth | September 2, 1947 |
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| Place of birth | Minden, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Date of death | April 5, 1983 (aged 35) |
| Place of death | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Defensive end |
| US college | Southern |
| NFL draft | 1969 / round: 2 / pick: 45 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1969–1972,1978 | New Orleans Saints |
| 1973–1977 | New York Jets |
| Career stats | |
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Richard Neal (September 2, 1947 - April 5, 1983) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and the New York Jets. Neal played college football at Southern University. He was traded along with Delles Howell from the Saints to the Jets for a pair of 1973 picks in the second and third rounds (51st and 66th overall– Steve Baumgartner and Pete Van Valkenburg respectively) on January 29, 1973. [1] [2] He died of heart failure at the age of 35 in St. Louis. He was on a business trip for his company at his death.
