Ricky Patton (born April 6, 1954) is a former professional

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

player who played

running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Ther ...

for five seasons for the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, and

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. He started in Super Bowl XVI for the 49ers.

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1954 births Living people American football running backs Atlanta Falcons players Green Bay Packers players Jackson State Tigers football players San Francisco 49ers players Players of American football from Flint, Michigan {{runningback-1950s-stub