Richard A. Moynihan (January 8, 1902 – October 8, 1991) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

player. A native of

Haverhill, Massachusetts Haverhill ( ) is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Haverhill is located 35 miles north of Boston on the New Hampshire border and about 17 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The population was 67,787 at the 2020 United States Cen ...

, Moynihan played college football for Villanova. He played professional football in the

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(NFL) for the

Frankford Yellow Jackets The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, although its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won ...

during 1927 season. He played at the fullback and blocking back positions and appeared in a total of nine NFL games, four as a starter.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moynihan, Dick 1902 births 1991 deaths People from Haverhill, Massachusetts American football fullbacks Villanova Wildcats football players Frankford Yellow Jackets players Players of American football from Massachusetts