Raphel Cherry

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Raphel Cherry
Date of birth: December 19, 1961 (1961-12-19) (age 46)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Little Rock, AR
Career information
Position(s): Defensive back
Jersey №: 37
College: Hawaii
NFL Draft: 1985 / Round: 5 / Pick: 122
Organizations
 As player:
1985
1987-1988
Washington Redskins
Detroit Lions
Stats at NFL.com

Raphel Jerome Cherry (born December 19, 1961 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the University of Hawaii.

In 1999, Cherry was convicted of first degree murder in the death of his wife. He is serving a life sentence. [1]