Richard Turner

Richard Turner was born in Edmond, Oklahoma, and played at Edmond Memorial High School. He was first-team All-Big Eight on Oklahoma's defensive line in 1980. Green Bay drafted him in the fourth round, 105th overall, in 1981, and he played three seasons at nose tackle for the Packers (1981–1983), with 3.5 sacks. Pro Football Reference (PFR) lists him as Richard Junior Turner: born February 14, 1959 in Hugo, OK; high school Edmond Memorial (OK); 6-2, 260 lb; position NT. PFR shows him with GNB 1981-83 (30 games, 5 starts, 4 Approximate Value). PFR stat line: 3 yrs: 3.5 sacks, 3 FF, 0 Int, 0 FR. PFR shows no Pro Bowl or All-Pro honors. Source conflict: the bio's source gives his birthplace as Edmond, Oklahoma, and PFR gives Hugo, Oklahoma. The Oklahoman wrote on March 21, 1984: "And you can bet your last Texas ticket he'd love to have the up-front defenders who played on that Orange Bowl team: nose guard Reggie Kinlaw and tackles John Goodman, Phil Tabor and Richard Turner." The Lawton Constitution wrote on October 4, 1998: "Ex-Sooners he passed Saturday include Johnny Lewis (1978-81) with 240, Lucious Selmon (1971-73) with 241 and Richard Turner (1977-80) with 242."