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Richard Dennis Lynch (April 29, 1936 – September 24, 2008) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. He was a one-time Pro Bowler in 1963, when he led the NFL in interceptions.〔http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LyncDi00.htm〕 He also led the league in interceptions in 1961.〔http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LyncDi00.htm〕 ==Biography== Lynch was born in Oceanside, New York.〔http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30034868〕 He grew up in Bound Brook, New Jersey and attended Phillipsburg Catholic High School.〔Canavan, Tom via Associated Press. ("Dick Lynch, 72, Giants Cornerback Turned Announcer" ), ''The New York Sun'', September 25, 2008. Accessed September 21, 2015. "A Bound Brook, N.J., native, Lynch attended Phillipsburg Catholic High School in Clinton."〕 Lynch played college football at the University of Notre Dame and is in their Hall of Fame.〔http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092408aab.html〕 While known as a defensive standout as a professional, in 1957 he scored the only touchdown in Notre Dame's 7-0 win over the University of Oklahoma that ended the Sooners' 47-game winning streak.〔http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-25-dicklynch-obitsep25,0,2683684.story〕 Lynch worked as a color commentator for the New York Giants' radio broadcasts from 1967 to 2008.〔http://www.giantsfootballblog.com/2008/09/24/dick-lynch-passes-away/〕 He was paired with several notable play-by-play announcers, including Marty Glickman, Marv Albert, Jim Gordon and Bob Papa. His son, Richard Lynch (31), was killed in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, where he worked on the 84th floor of Two World Trade Center.〔http://articles.nydailynews.com/2008-09-24/sports/17905312_1_dick-lynch-rosey-grier-giant-fan〕 Following his death in 2011 he was inducted as one of the New York Giants' Ring of Honor Inductees. The Ring of Honor is awarded to the franchise's greatest and most influential figures. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dick Lynch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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