# Dick Hightower

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**Richard Guy Hightower** (August 3, 1930 – December 5, 2007) was an American [football](/source/American_football) player. He played college football at the [center](/source/Center_(American_football)) position for the [SMU Mustangs](/source/SMU_Mustangs_football) from 1949 to 1951. He was a consensus first-team selection on the [1951 College Football All-America Team](/source/1951_College_Football_All-America_Team).[1] He also received All-Southwest Conference honors in both 1950 and 1951.[2]

Hightower was selected by the [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Redskins) in the fourth round (43rd overall pick) of the [1952 NFL draft](/source/1952_NFL_draft),[3] but he did not appear in any regular season games in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He was inducted into the [Southern Methodist University](/source/Southern_Methodist_University) Hall of Fame in 1982.[2]

Hightower died in 2007 at [Ozona, Texas](/source/Ozona,_Texas), while on a hunting trip with friends.[4]

## References

1. ["2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from [the original](http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.

1. ["Dick Hightower"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140822055423/http://www.smumustangs.com/sports/hallfame/mtt/dick_hightower_798346.html). *SMUMustangs.com*. CBS Interactive. Archived from [the original](http://www.smumustangs.com/sports/hallfame/mtt/dick_hightower_798346.html) on August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.

1. ["1952 NFL Draft"](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1952/draft.htm?redir). *[Pro-Football-Reference.com](/source/Pro-Football-Reference.com)*. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2014.

1. David Smoak. ["Former SMU All-American Hightower dies at 77"](http://www.smoaky.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=76724). *Smoaky.com*. Retrieved August 21, 2014.

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