Dick Stanfel

Games played:	73
Games started:	71
Fumble recoveries:	3

Dick Stanfel
	Stanfel on 1955 Bowman football card
No. 63, 60
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	July 20, 1927; San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died:	June 22, 2015 (aged 87); Libertyville, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:	Commerce (San Francisco)
College:	San Francisco (1948–1950)
NFL draft:	1951 / Round: 2 / Pick: 19
Career history
As a player:
	Detroit Lions (1952–1955); Washington Redskins (1956–1958);
As a coach:
	Notre Dame (1959–1962) ; Line coach; California (1963) ; Offensive line coach; Philadelphia Eagles (1964–1970) ; Offensive line coach; San Francisco 49ers (1971–1974) ; Offensive line coach; San Francisco 49ers (1975) ; Offensive coordinator; New Orleans Saints (1976–1979) ; Offensive line coach; New Orleans Saints (1980) ; Interim head coach & offensive line coach; Chicago Bears (1981–1992) ; Offensive line coach; New Orleans Saints (1997–1998) ; Offensive line coach;
Career highlights and awards
	As a player 2× NFL champion (1952, 1953); 5× First-team All-Pro (1953, 1954, 1956–1958); 5× Pro Bowl (1953, 1955–1958); NFL 1950s All-Decade Team; Pride of the Lions; Detroit Lions All-Time Team; First-team All-PCC (1950); As a coach Super Bowl champion (XX);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	73
Games started:	71
Fumble recoveries:	3
Head coaching record
Career:	1–3 (.250)
	Player stats at PFR
	Coaching stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame

Richard Anthony Stanfel (July 20, 1927 – June 22, 2015) was an American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a guard, and his college and professional career spanned more than 50 years from 1948 to 1998. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player in 2016. He was also named to the NFL 1950s All-Decade Team.

A native of San Francisco, Stanfel served in the United States Army and later played college football on both offense and defense for the San Francisco Dons from 1948 to 1950. He was selected as a first-team All-Coast defensive guard in 1950.

Stanfel was selected by the Detroit Lions with the 19th pick in the 1951 NFL draft, missed the 1951 season due to injury, and then played seven seasons for the Detroit Lions from 1952 to 1955 and for the Washington Redskins from 1956 to 1958. He was a key offensive player on the Lions 1952 and 1953 NFL championship teams and was named the Most Valuable Player on the 1953 team. He was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team All-NFL player in five of his seven NFL seasons and played in five Pro Bowls.

Stanfel also spent more than 35 years as a football coach, principally as an offensive line coach. His coaching career included stints with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1959–1962), the California Golden Bears (1963), the Philadelphia Eagles (1964–1970), the San Francisco 49ers (1971–1975), the New Orleans Saints (1976–1980, 1997–1998), and the Chicago Bears (1981–1992). Bears head coach Mike Ditka called Stanfel the best offensive line coach in football after the Bears led the NFL in rushing three straight years and won Super Bowl XX.