Franco Harris Football League
01-05-2111
#33|Ricky Friend Running Back
Retired (1974, Age 31)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (04-28-2021) Potential F 
Age at Death 78 Born 02-24-1944 in Charlotte, NC
Drafted Round 2, Pick 52 (1967) Experience 5 Years (96 Wks)
College San Diego College, 1967 Salary 620 ($728.65M/2110 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power B- Catching C+ Pass Cover D  Kick Power D+
Throw Acc B- Pass Blocking C  Run Cover D+ Kick Acc D 
Carrying B- Run Blocking D+ Tackling C  Kick Return B 
        Pursuit C     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C  Stamina B+ Execution A- Agility B 
Strength D+ Health C+ Aggressiveness C  Hands B+
Jumping C      Attitude A- Break Tackle B+
ROLES
QB C+ C C- DT C- SS C- K F  GUN C 
WR C  G D+ DE D+ FS C- P D  KR C+
HB/TB B- T D+ ILB C- CB C- LS C- KRB C+
FB C+ TE C  OLB C- H B  HT B  KOS D-
Year Team G GS ATT ATT/G YDS AVG YDS/G STUF SYDS FUM LOST TD 1ST 1ST% LNG
1967 LOU 3 0 0 -- 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0
1968 ARI 14 0 48 3.4 176 3.7 12.6 1 -2 1 0 4 7 14.6 15
1969 ARI 16 0 69 4.3 208 3.0 13.0 1 -4 0 0 4 9 13.0 21
1970 ARI 16 1 58 3.6 238 4.1 14.9 0 0 0 0 1 10 17.2 25
1971 ARI 16 0 12 0.8 44 3.7 2.8 0 0 0 0 2 2 16.7 14
1972 GB 6 0 8 1.3 12 1.5 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12.5 7
Total   71 1 195 2.7 678 3.5 9.5 2 -6 1 0 12 29 14.9 25

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1975Ricky Friend has retired from football.
04-29-1973The Green Bay Goblins have waived Ricky Friend.
11-20-1972The Green Bay Goblins have moved James Behm, Dan Mercein, and Dave Hadda to the active roster. The Green Bay Goblins have moved Lance Jones, Lou Haws, and Ricky Friend to the inactive roster.
10-01-1972The Green Bay Goblins have acquired Ricky Friend from the waiver wire.
09-03-1972The Arizona Cardinals have waived Ricky Friend.
08-28-1972The Arizona Cardinals have moved Mark Husted to the active roster. The Arizona Cardinals have moved Ricky Friend to the inactive roster.
08-29-1971The Arizona Cardinals have removed Ricky Friend from the trade block.
08-23-1971The Arizona Cardinals have placed Ricky Friend on the trade block.
08-17-1970The Arizona Cardinals have moved Ricky Friend and Matt McHale to the active roster.
08-16-1970The Arizona Cardinals have moved Ricky Friend and Matt McHale to the inactive roster.
04-27-1969The Arizona Border Patrol have moved Ricky Friend and Brad Jackson to the active roster.
12-23-1968The Arizona Border Patrol have moved Ron Avery and John Taylor to the active roster. The Arizona Border Patrol have moved Ricky Friend and Bucky Withycombe to the inactive roster.
11-17-1968Ricky Friend of the Arizona Border Patrol is injured with a hip muscle strain and is expected to be out for approximately 12 days.
08-11-1968The Arizona Border Patrol have moved Ricky Friend to the active roster. The Arizona Border Patrol have moved Preston Stevens to the inactive roster.
09-25-1967The Louisville Mustangs have moved Jon Del Greco to the active roster. The Louisville Mustangs have moved Ricky Friend to the inactive roster.
08-28-1967The Louisville Mustangs have changed Rickey Walston's name to Ricky Friend.
08-28-1967The Louisville Mustangs have moved Howard Wulff and Rickey Walston to the active roster.
08-28-1967The Louisville Mustangs have moved Archie Fletcher, Ronnie "Sunshine" Bass, Corey Manning, Jayson Lopeti, Steve Watts, and Tom "Petey" Jones to the active roster. The Louisville Mustangs have moved Aces Grill, Howard Wulff, Mark Palmer, Danny Krisher, Vic Craig, Jim Williams, Rickey Walston, Sam Ruh, and Marcus Pritchard to the inactive roster.
08-07-1967The Louisville Mustangs have moved Tom "Petey" Jones, Freddie Sellers, Ronnie "Sunshine" Bass, Dexter Elkins, Jacky Lofton, Bob Kyle, David Levy, Dan Glassman, Russ Jacobs, Gary Hamilton, Rickey Walston, Sam Ruh, Mike Rhodes, Robert Stokes, Steve Reynolds, Dick Luke, Roy Hicks, and Stan Watson to the active roster. The Louisville Mustangs have moved Shirley Gary, Vic Craig, Jim Williams, Howard Wulff, Mark Palmer, Alva Sowells, Andy Adams, James Wesley, Joey Riehm, Lee Croft, American Apparel, Jon Jones, Woody Seals, Curtis Grooms, Pete Simon, and Eddie Zehrer to the inactive roster.