Richard Ellen Byrd (born March 20, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle for five seasons with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1985 to 1989.Richard Byrd Stats (Pro-Football Reference)
Playing career Richard Byrd played football for Jim Hill High School. Byrd played collegiately for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. He earned All-South Independent second-team honors in 1983 and first-team honors in 1984.
He spent five years in the NFL on the Houston Oilers, who selected him in the second round of the 1985 NFL draft.
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