American football player (1948–2024)
American football player
Rich Caster|
Position: | Tight end |
---|
|
Born: | (1948-10-16)October 16, 1948 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
---|
Died: | February 2, 2024(2024-02-02) (aged 75) New York, U.S. |
---|
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
---|
Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) |
---|
|
High school: | Williamson (Mobile, Alabama) |
---|
College: | Jackson State |
---|
NFL draft: | 1970 / round: 2 / pick: 46 |
---|
|
|
|
|
---|
|
NFL records
- Career yards per reception by a tight end (minimum 200 career receptions): 17.3[1]
|
|
---|
|
|
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]
NFL career statistics
Legend
|
|
Won the Super Bowl
|
|
Led the league
|
Bold
|
Career high
|
Regular season
Year
|
Team
|
Games
|
Receiving
|
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
Year
|
Team
|
Games
|
Receiving
|
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
His 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
- ^ "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.