Rich Caster
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born | October 16, 1948 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | February 2, 2024 (aged 75) New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Williamson (Mobile) | ||||||||
| College | Jackson State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1970 (2nd round, 46th overall pick) | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Richard C. Caster (October 16, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a tight end for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New York Jets. He also played occasionally as a wide receiver. He played college football for the Jackson State Tigers and was selected by the Jets in the second round of the 1970 NFL draft.[2] Caster is the NFL all-time leader in career receiving yards per reception by a tight end (minimum 200 career receptions) with 17.3.[3]
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Won the Super Bowl | |
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1970 | NYJ | 14 | 6 | 19 | 393 | 20.7 | 72 | 3 |
| 1971 | NYJ | 14 | 14 | 26 | 454 | 17.5 | 57 | 6 |
| 1972 | NYJ | 14 | 13 | 39 | 833 | 21.4 | 80 | 10 |
| 1973 | NYJ | 14 | 14 | 35 | 593 | 16.9 | 49 | 4 |
| 1974 | NYJ | 13 | 13 | 38 | 745 | 19.6 | 89 | 7 |
| 1975 | NYJ | 14 | 14 | 47 | 820 | 17.4 | 91 | 4 |
| 1976 | NYJ | 14 | 14 | 31 | 391 | 12.6 | 41 | 1 |
| 1977 | NYJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 205 | 20.5 | 58 | 1 |
| 1978 | HOU | 14 | 6 | 20 | 316 | 15.8 | 47 | 5 |
| 1979 | HOU | 16 | 14 | 18 | 239 | 13.3 | 36 | 1 |
| 1980 | HOU | 16 | 0 | 27 | 341 | 12.6 | 68 | 3 |
| 1981 | NOR | 4 | 0 | 7 | 108 | 15.4 | 31 | 0 |
| WAS | 3 | 1 | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 26 | 0 | |
| 1982 | WAS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 161 | 119 | 322 | 5,515 | 17.1 | 91 | 45 | ||
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1978 | HOU | 2 | 2 | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | HOU | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | WAS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 21 | 0 | ||
Personal life
[edit]His son, Max, is a professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling.[4] Caster died from complications of Parkinson's disease on February 2, 2024, at the age of 75.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Career yards per reception by a tight end, minimum 200 career receptions, sorted by descending yards per reception". Stathead. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ↑ "1970 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Career yards per reception by a tight end, minimum 200 career receptions, sorted by descending yards per reception". Stathead. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ↑ Thomas, Antonio (January 27, 2021). "Left My Wallet: AEW's Max Caster on sports, hip-hop and wrestling". Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ↑ Keith, J. T. (February 4, 2024). "Richard Caster, former Jackson State star and New York Jets tight end, dies at 75". Mississippi Clarion Ledger. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
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