Richard Guy Hightower (August 3, 1930 – December 5, 2007) was an American football player.

He played college football at the center position for the SMU Mustangs from 1949 to 1951.

He was a consensus first-team selection on the 1951 College Football All-America Team.

[2] Hightower died in 2007 at Ozona, Texas, while on a hunting trip with friends.

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