Benny Ricardo

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PositionPlacekicker
Born (1954-01-04) January 4, 1954 (age 72)
Asunción, Paraguay
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Benny Ricardo
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PositionPlacekicker
Personal information
Born (1954-01-04) January 4, 1954 (age 72)
Asunción, Paraguay
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolCosta Mesa (Costa Mesa, California, U.S.)
CollegeSan Diego State
NFL draft1975: undrafted
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Field goals92
Field goal attempts142
Field goal %64.8
Longest field goal48
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Benito Concepcion "Benny" Ricardo (born January 4, 1954) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL)[1] (1976-1984) for the Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, and the San Diego Chargers. He played college football at San Diego State University. He is distinguished as being the first Paraguayan to play in the NFL. As a Minnesota Viking, Ricardo led the NFC in scoring in 1983 with 108 points.

He is currently on the Spanish broadcast team for BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing alongside Claudia Trejos.

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