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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | August 18, 1944 Newberry, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died: | December 23, 1998 (aged 54) Roxboro, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Gallman (Newberry, South Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | North Carolina College (1962–1966) | ||||||||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1967 / round: 10 / pick: 253 | ||||||||||||||
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Richard Ellis Sligh (August 18, 1944 – December 23, 1998 [1] ) was an American professional football defensive tackle who played for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL). ContentsFootball careerSligh graduated from Gallman High School in Newberry, South Carolina and played college football at North Carolina Central University, where he was on Dean's List, for high academic achievement, as well as having a Biology Major and Chemistry Minor from 1962 to 1966. [2] He was chosen in the 10th round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft as a defensive tackle. [3] [4] During his time in the league he played in a total of eight games. Sligh was a reserve for the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl II, when the Raiders fell to the Green Bay Packers. [2] [5] In 1968, he was chosen by the expansion Cincinnati Bengals in the AFL Allocation Draft, but he was waived prior to the regular season. [6] HeightAt 7 ft 0 in, Sligh is the tallest player in professional American football history. 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