[3] In 1964, as a starter on offensive line, he helped John Huarte win the Heisman Trophy.

[3] During the 1965 season, he was forced to play both ways when defensive right tackle Kevin Hardy was injured.

[2][4] He is one of only four Notre Dame student-athletes ever to earn All-America honors in football and a second sport, joining Bob Golic, Raghib Ismail, and Edward "Moose" Krause.

[7] After football, he held several positions in state and local government including Boston Licensing Board commissioner, probation officer, and deputy tax collector for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

[2] On March 14, 1993, aged 51, Dick Arrington died of a heart attack at his Roxbury area of Boston home.