Dimler was born Richard Alan Dimler on July 18, 1956, to Alan and Marie Dimler in Bayonne, New Jersey. Richard was the middle child in a family of three which included sisters Mary Dimler and Debra Dimler. He graduated from Bayonne High School in 1975, playing football all four years. He was recruited by USC, again playing all four years, lettering all four years. He was then drafted by the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. He was very close to his niece and nephews Keith Dimler, Kristen Dimler, Josh Haggin and Dillon Haggin.[1] He died due to pancreatitis on September 30, 2000, in Torrance, California.[2]
