Dick Felt

Dick Felt

No. 23, 24
Position:	Defensive back
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1933-03-04)March 4, 1933
Place of birth:	Lehi, Utah
Date of death:
Place of death:	Provo, Utah
Height:
Weight:
Career information
College:	BYU
AFL draft:	1960 / Round:
Career history
New York Titans (1960–1961) Boston Patriots (1962–1966)
Career highlights and awards
4× TSN All-AFL (1962, 1963, 1964) 2× AFL All-Star (1961, 1962)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Dick Felt (March 4, 1933 – November 17, 2012) was a former American college and Professional Football defensive back who played collegiately at Brigham Young University and professionally in the American Football League for the New York Titans and the Boston Patriots. He scored the winning touchdown for the Titans against the Buffalo Bills in the Thanksgiving Day game of November 23, 1961. Felt was a two-time AFL All-Star selection.

Playing career

High School - Lehi High School

Lehi High School

College - Brigham Young University

1954

• "1954 Brigham Young University Cougars - Dick Felt #21"
• "Charles L. (Chick) Anderson, head football coach, poses with players Marion Probert and Dick Felt, 1954"

Awards/Honors

• BYU Football All-Time Letterman: Dick Felt, 1952-1954
• BYU Football Hall of Fame: Richard Felt, 1977

Records

• Rushing
  • Most TDS scored in one quarter: 4 (4th Qtr)(1952)
  • Leading rusher: 90 carries for 379 yds (4.2 avg)(1954)
• Scoring
  • Most TDS scored in one quarter: 4 (4th Qtr)(1952)
  • Leading scorer: 7 TDS for 42 pts (1952); 5 TDS for 30 pts (1953)
• Touchdowns in one game: 4 (1952)
• Points scored in one game: 24 (1952)
• Punting
  • Leading punter: 27 punts for 958 yds (35.5 avg)(1953)

Professional

Boston Patriots

Football Trading Cards

• 1963 Fleer Rookie Card
• 1964 Topps Card

Coaching career

Brigham Young University

• Football coaching staff, 1974

See also

• Other American Football League players

External links

• BYU Cougars Football Official Site
• BYU historical stats at College Football Data Warehouse
• Helmet Project
• Cougar Stats
• BYU Digital Collections

Sporting positions
Preceded by Fred Whittingham	Brigham Young University Assistant Head Coach 1982-1993	Succeeded by Tom Ramage
Preceded by Fred Whittingham	Brigham Young University Defensive Coordinator 1982-1990	Succeeded by Ken Schmidt
Preceded by LaVell Edwards	Brigham Young University Defensive Coordinator 1972-1980	Succeeded by Fred Whittingham
Preceded by Chris Apostol	Brigham Young University Secondary 1970-1993	Succeeded by Barry Lamb