 Poillon on a 1948 Bowman football card | |||||||
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| Position: | Halfback Defensive back Kicker Punter | ||||||
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| Born: | August 13, 1920 Queens, New York, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | November 14, 1994 (aged 74) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
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| College: | Canisius | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 1942 | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Richard Charles Poillon (August 13, 1920 – November 14, 1994) was an American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He scored a career 247 points and was the Redskins' lead scorer for three years. Poillon was voted one of the Redskins' "Top 100 players" of all time by a poll in the Washington Post. He held the old record of 93 yards (on a lateral) Pick Off, Run On vs. the Philadelphia Eagles set on November 21, 1948 (broken December 26, 1987). He attended Canisius College.
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