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Birth name: Richard Lane
Nickname: Night Train
Birth date: April 16, 1928
Birth place: Austin, Texas
Death date: January 29, 2002
Death place: Austin, Texas
Burial location: Ft. Worth National Cemetery in Austin,
Tx.
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 210 lbs.
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Brown
Position: Defensive Back / Cornerback
Athletic teams: Los Angeles Rams, Chicago Cardinals,
Detroit Lions
Parents: Ella Lane
Children: Richard Lane, Richard Walker
Spouse: Dinah Washington (d. 1963)
Did you know?
• His wife, Dinah Washington, was a famous American blues,
gospel and jazz Singer.
• Before becoming a professional football player, Lane worked in an airplane
manufacturing factoring, filling large pieces of sheet metal into bins.
• He earned his nickname "Night Train" from fellow teammate Tom Fears, who used to play the hit record of the same name repeatedly in the Rams’ locker
room.
• Lane was a ferocious head tackler whose signature hit – called the “Night Train Necktie” - caused the NFL to outlaw "head-hunting",
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