Richard Cameron Arrington (February 26, 1947 – September 7, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).

Counted amongst the Arrington family's notable ancestors is William Farrar, a gentleman farmer.

[3] Arrington was the father of former ESPN college football sideline reporter Jill Arrington[4] and the grandfather of actresses Dakota and Elle Fanning.

After 35 years of symptoms, Arrington was diagnosed with Stage IV CTE after he died.

[5][6] He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with this disease, which is caused by repeated hits to the head.