Dick Lynch, 72, Giants Cornerback Turned Announcer
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Dick Lynch, who starred at cornerback for the New York Giants during their glory years in the late 1950s and early 1960s and was a longtime radio analyst for the team, died in New York yesterday. He was 72 and had been treated for leukemia.
Lynch played in the NFL from 1958-66 — his first season with Washington and the last eight with the Giants. He had 37 career interceptions, including a league-leading nine each in 1961 in 1963. He had four returns for touchdowns, three in 1963.
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