Dick Flowers

American football player (1927–2010)

American football player

Dick Flowers

No. 18

Position:

Quarterback

Personal information

Born:

(1927-08-13)August 13, 1927
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.

Died:

May 7, 2010(2010-05-07) (aged 82)
Mishawaka, Indiana, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight:

190 lb (86 kg)

Career information

High school:

South Bend Central (IN)

College:

Northwestern

Career history

Green Bay Packers (1953)*
Baltimore Colts (1953)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

Second-team All-Big Ten (1950)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	1
Passing yards:	18
Passer rating:	62.5

Player stats at PFR

Richard R. Flowers (August 13, 1927 – May 7, 2010) was an American football quarterback who played for one season in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Baltimore Colts in 1953. He played college football at Northwestern.

College career

Flowers played college football at Northwestern University where was the backup quarterback in the 1949 Rose Bowl. In 1950, Flowers became the second quarterback in school history to pass for over 1,000 yards in a season.^[1]

Military career

Following graduation, Flowers joined the United States Marine Corps and served in the Korean War.^[1]

Professional career

Flowers signed with the Green Bay Packers after serving with the Marines in 1953. He was traded to the Baltimore Colts on August 27, 1953 in exchange for an undisclosed draft pick in 1954.^[2] He played in one game for the Colts, going 2–for–4 for 18 yards.

References

^ ^a ^b "Passings". Northwestern University. Fall 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
^ "Packers Trade Flowers to Colts". The Milwaukee Journal. August 27, 1953. Archived from the original on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2010-10-09.