Richard Carl Westmoreland (born February 17, 1941) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the American Football League (NFL). In 1963, he joined the AFL's San Diego Chargers. He played for the Chargers and

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for seven seasons and was an AFL All-Star selection in 1967. Westmoreland holds the Dolphins' team records for most

interception In ball-playing competitive team sports, an interception or pick is a move by a player involving a pass of the ball—whether by foot or hand, depending on the rules of the sport—in which the ball is intended for a player of the same team ...

s in a season (10, 1967), (since tied with

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) and most consecutive games with an interception (5, Games 9 through 13 in 1967).

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