Dick AmbroseAmbrose, Richard JohnHeight: 6-0 Weight: 228 Born: January 17, 1953 New Rochelle, NY High School: Iona Prep (New Rochelle, NY) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Virginia | |
| 1973 | Virginia | Lettered |
| 1974 | Virginia | Lettered |
| Draft: 12th round (290th overall) 1975 Cleveland Browns |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1975 CLE NFL | 52 | MLB | 14 | 10 |
| 1976 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1976 CLE NFL | 52 | MLB | 10 | 2 |
| 1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL | 52 | MLB | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL | 52 | MLB | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1979 CLE NFL | 52 | MLB-LILB | 15 | 14 |
| 1980 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1980 CLE NFL | 52 | RILB | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1981 CLE NFL | 52 | RILB | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1982 CLE NFL | 52 | RILB | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1983 CLE NFL | 52 | LILB | 6 | 6 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 116 | 103 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/29/1975 | 1975 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1975 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 1975 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1975 CLE NFL | |
| Injured Reserve | 10/12/1983 | 1983 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1983 CLE NFL |
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform | 8/11/1984 | 1984 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1984 CLE NFL |
| Released | 8/27/1985 | 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 39 | 0 |
| 1979 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1979 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1981 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1982 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 39 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1975 CLE NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1976 CLE NFL | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1975 CLE NFL | 0.5 | |
| 1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 1980 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1980 CLE NFL | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1975 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1979 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1981 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1982 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1983 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0 |
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