Rick Zumwalt (American football)

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Rick Zumwalt
No. 59
Position: outside linebacker
Personal information
Born:May 19, 1965
Torrance, California
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Edison High School
College: Golden West Junior College, Arizona State University
Undrafted: 1988
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
1987 Rose Bowl Champion
    Career NFL statistics
    Professional league:(WLAF)
    Games played:10
    Games started:4
    Sacks:1

    Richard D. Zumwalt (born May 19, 1965) was a defensive linebacker for the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football which later became known as NFL Europe.

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    College career

    Rick played college football at Golden West Junior College from 1983 to 1985 before transferring to Arizona State University, where he played from 1986 to 1987. He was part of the ASU Sun Devil football team that won the 1987 Rose Bowl by upending the favored Michigan Wolverines. [1]

    Professional career

    Rick went undrafted in the 1988 NFL draft but was picked up as a free agent by the Atlanta Falcons and then the Los Angeles Raiders. He was a preseason player only as he did not make the regular season rosters of either squad. [2] When the WLAF formed, Rick was signed by the Sacramento Surge and played 10 games with the team in 1991. [3]

    Personal life

    After leaving football, Rick was a community college professor, counselor, and coach at Golden West College, Santa Ana College, and Orange Coast College. He then worked as a therapist and professor at College Hospital and later worked for the Huntington Beach Police Department in various job assignments. Zumwalt has earned multiple post secondary degrees and is a licensed neuropsychologist specializing in brain related disorders and works for the Premier Group as well as with the Southern California Neuropsychology Group. [2]

    Zumwalt's older son, Jordan, played college football for UCLA before being drafted in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. [4] He spent the next two years on the injured reserve list before being cut in 2016. [5] Rick’s younger son Erick also played college football for the UCLA Bruins. [6] [7]

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    References

    1. ↑ "UCLA freshman linebacker Zumwalt makes father, former ASU star, proud". November 24, 2010.
    2. 1 2 "About The Team". premier1stresponder.com.
    3. ↑ "Rick Zumwalt Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
    4. ↑ Hangst, Andrea. "Re-Visiting the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2014 Draft". Bleacher Report.
    5. ↑ "Steelers Cut Jordan Zumwalt, Place Jerald Hawkins on Injured Reserve". August 28, 2016.
    6. ↑ "Erick Zumwalt - Football". UCLA.
    7. ↑ "Erick Zumwalt Career Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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