Richard C. Caster (October 16, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American football tight end who played 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. Caster is the NFL all-time leader in career receiving yards per reception by a tight end (minimum 200 career receptions) with 17.3.[2]
| No. 88, 86, 82 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | October 16, 1948 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | February 2, 2024 (aged 75) New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Williamson (Mobile, Alabama) | ||||||||
| College: | Jackson State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1970 / round: 2 / pick: 46 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
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NFL records | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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NFL career statistics
edit| Legend | |
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| Won the Super Bowl | |
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| 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 | |||||
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| 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
editHis son, Max, is a professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling.[3] Caster died from complications of Parkinson's disease on February 2, 2024, at the age of 75.[4]
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.
- ^ "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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