| Richard Sheppard |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.
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| High School:
Simon Gratz
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| Height / Weight:
6-0 / 200
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| Position:
DB
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Fourth-year senior.
Honors: Recipient of the Dr. Athole Jacobi Award for outstanding community service.
2007: Played in nine games with one start ... received the starting nod against Navy ... had a season-high five tackles, including three solo, in the opener ... suffered an injury against the Midshipmen and missed three games ...returned at Army, playing on special teams ... had a tackle in the wins over Northern Illinois, Miami, and Kent State ... lettered.
2006: Played in 11 games with five starts as a second-year sophomore ... started the final five games at FS ... made 35 tackles (10 solo) and 0.5 TFLs ... had 11 total tackles at NIU and nine versus BGSU ... named the coaching staff's special team's player of the game versus CMU ... lettered.
2005: Played in all 11 games as a true freshman, primarily on special teams ... made two tackles (one solo)... one of four true freshmen (Kevin Armstrong, Ben Hendy, Keith Holt) to play in all 11 games ... lettered.
High School: A 2005 graduate of Simon Gratz HS in Philadelphia ... played DB, TB, WR, TE and returned both punts and kickoffs as a two-year varsity letterwinner under head coach Gus Felder ... made 64 tackles (32 solo), three INTs, two sacks on defense, while totaling 709 yards and nine TDs to earn Philadelphia Daily News Honorable Mention All-City accolades ... played in the 2005 All-City All-Star Game ... earned the Gatorade Will To Win and Simon Gratz Leadership awards as a senior ... four-year White-Williams Scholar ... member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born August 3, 1987 ... mother is Erika Godfrey ... criminal justice major.
SHEPPARD'S CAREER STATS
Year GP-S S A TT TFL Sack FF FR INT QBH PBU Blk
2005 11-0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 11-5 10 25 35 0.5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 9-1 5 3 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31-6 16 29 45 0.5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sheppard's Career Highs
Tackles 11 (at NIU, 2006)
Solo 4 (Bowling Green, 2006)
Asst. 10 (at NIU, 2006)
TFL 0.5 (at NIU, 2006)
