Rich Szaro
Richard Julian Szaro
Born: March 7, 1948
Rzeszow, Poland
Deceased: April 8, 2015
Warsaw, Poland
Position: K
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 205
College: Harvard
High School: St. Francis Prep (Fresh Meadows, NY)
Career: 1974-1979
Rich Szaro played from 1974 to 1979 during his career with the New Orleans Saints, New York Jets and Philadelphia Bell. Szaro kicked 39 field goals in 59 attempts, a 66.1 percent success rate, over his career.
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Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL Philadelphia Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1975 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 47 |
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 29 | 25 | 86.2 | 23 | 18 | 78.3 | 79 |
| 1977 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 31 | 29 | 93.5 | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 44 |
| 1978 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 21 |
| 1979 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | |
| WFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |||
| NFL | 88 | 82 | 93.2 | 59 | 37 | 62.7 | 193 | |
| Totals | 88 | 82 | 93.2 | 59 | 39 | 66.1 | 199 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL Philadelphia Bell | 12 | 473 | 39.4 | 62 |
| WFL | 12 | 473 | 39.4 | 62 | |
| Totals | 12 | 473 | 39.4 | 62 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1974 | WFL Philadelphia Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1975 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 47 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 79 | |||||||||
| 1977 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 44 | |||||||||
| 1978 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| WFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL | Philadelphia Bell | 4 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 11 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | New York Jets | 1 | 0 |
