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Rich Burtness is a former guard out of Montana, selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the 332nd overall pick (round 12) in the 1982 NFL Draft. He did not appear in a regular-season NFL game.
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Rich Burtness Career Stats
Rich Burtness was selected in the 1982 NFL Draft but did not appear in a regular-season NFL game.
Source: nflverse · Updated Oct 18, 2026
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Dallas Cowboys 1982 Draft Class
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Rod Hill | DB | Kentucky State |
| 2 | 53 | Jeff Rohrer | LB | Yale |
| 3 | 81 | Jim Eliopulos | LB | Wyoming |
| 4 | 101 | Brian Carpenter | CB | Michigan |
| 4 | 109 | Monty Hunter | DB | Salem International University |
| 5 | 137 | Phil Pozderac | OT | Notre Dame |
| 6 | 143 | Ken Hammond | OG | Vanderbilt |
| 6 | 165 | Charles Daum | DT | Cal Poly |
| 7 | 193 | Bill Purifoy | DE | Tulsa |
| 8 | 216 | George Peoples | RB | Auburn |
| 8 | 221 | Dwight Sullivan | RB | North Carolina State |
| 9 | 249 | Joe Gary | DT | UCLA |
| 10 | 277 | Todd Eckerson | OT | North Carolina State |
| 11 | 295 | George Thompson | WR | Albany State (GA) |
| 11 | 304 | Mike Whiting | RB | Florida State |