Damien Richardson (American football)
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Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born | April 3, 1976 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Clovis West (Fresno, California) | ||||||||
| College | Arizona State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1998: 6th round, 165th overall pick | ||||||||
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Damien A. Richardson (born April 3, 1976) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a safety for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1998 to 2004.[1] He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils.
While playing at Arizona State University, Richardson received a Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award. He was also honored as a National Football Foundation Hall Scholar-Athlete, and was a GTE Academic All-District VIII selection. As a senior in 1997, Richardson was a Second-team All-Pac-10 member.[2]
Richardson was selected in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL draft.[3] Richardson's career with the Panthers was ended by serious injuries to his neck and knee.[4] He subsequently attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, completed a master's degree in public health at Harvard University, and is an orthopedic physician at Banner – University Medical Center.[5]
