Rich Szaro

Rich Szaro
Date of birth (1948-03-07)March 7, 1948
Place of birth Rzeszów, Poland
Date of death April 7, 2015(2015-04-07) (aged 67)
Place of death Warsaw, Poland
Career information
Position(s) Placekicker
College Harvard University
Career history
As player
1975–1978 New Orleans Saints
1979 New York Jets
Career stats

Ryszard "Rich" Szaro (March 7, 1948 – April 7, 2015) was a Polish-born professional American football player who played placekicker for five seasons for the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints.[1]

Szaro moved to the United States in 1962 settling in New York City and studied at St. Francis Preparatory School in Brooklyn and Harvard University prior to his NFL career.[2] Szaro returned to Poland to live and work in the 1990s.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "First Pole in NFL, Ryszard Szaro dies". Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.thenews.pl/1/5/Artykul/202869,First-Pole-in-NFL-Ryszard-Szaro-dies
  3. ↑ http://www.thenews.pl/1/5/Artykul/202869,First-Pole-in-NFL-Ryszard-Szaro-dies


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