Rich Szaro
| Date of birth: | March 7, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth: | Rzeszów, Poland |
| Date of death: | April 7, 2015 (aged 67) |
| Place of death: | Warsaw, Poland |
Career information | |
| Position(s): | Placekicker |
| College: | Harvard University |
Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1975-1978 1979 |
New Orleans Saints New York Jets |
Career stats | |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Ryszard "Rich" Szaro (March 7, 1948 – April 7, 2015) was a Polish-born professional American football player who played placekicker for five seasons for the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints.[1]
Szaro moved to the United States in 1962 settling in New York City and studied at St. Francis Preparatory School in Brooklyn and Harvard University prior to his NFL career.[2] Szaro returned to Poland to live and work in the 1990s.[3]
References
- ↑ "First Pole in NFL, Ryszard Szaro dies". Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ http://www.thenews.pl/1/5/Artykul/202869,First-Pole-in-NFL-Ryszard-Szaro-dies
- ↑ http://www.thenews.pl/1/5/Artykul/202869,First-Pole-in-NFL-Ryszard-Szaro-dies