Rickey Claitt (born April 12, 1957) is a former
American football
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running back
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in the
National Football League
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for the
Washington Redskins
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in 1980 and 1981. He played
college football
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at
Bethune-Cookman College.
References
1957 births
Living people
American football running backs
Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football players
Washington Redskins players
Washington Federals/Orlando Renegades players
People from Sylvester, Georgia
Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
20th-century American sportsmen
People from Avon Park, Florida
Sportspeople from Highlands County, Florida
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