Richard Charles Poillon (August 13, 1920 – November 14, 1994) was an

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halfback in the

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(NFL) for the

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. He scored a career 247 points and was the Redskins' lead scorer for three years. Poillon was voted one of the Redskins' "Top 100 players" of all time by a poll in the Washington Post. He held the old record of 93 yards (on a lateral) Pick Off, Run On vs. the Philadelphia Eagles set on November 21, 1948 (broken December 26, 1987). He attended Canisius College.

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* 1920 births 1994 deaths Sportspeople from Queens, New York Players of American football from New York City American football halfbacks Canisius Golden Griffins football players Washington Redskins players {{Runningback-1920s-stub