Richard Vernon Umphrey III (born December 13, 1958 in Garden Grove, California

Garden Grove, California

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) is a former American football

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 offensive lineman. He played professionally in the National Football League

National Football League

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 for the New York Giants

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 (1982–1984) and the San Diego Chargers

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 (1985). He graduated from Tustin High School

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 in Tustin, California

Tustin, California

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 and went on to play at the University of Colorado at Boulder

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. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1982 NFL Draft

1982 NFL Draft

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 by the New York Giants as the starting

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 center

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. He played three seasons for the Giants before being traded in 1985 to the San Diego Chargers.

He is married to Jackie and father to Justin and Noel Umphrey, a water polo player for UCLA.