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American football player (born 1961)

Raphel Cherry
Career information
No. 37, 45
Date of birth	(1961-12-19) December 19, 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Position(s)	Defensive back
US college	Hawaii
NFL draft	1985 / round: 5 / pick: 122
Career history
As player
1985	Washington Redskins
1986	San Francisco 49ers
1987–1988	Detroit Lions

Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Raphel Jerome Cherry (born December 19, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions. He was selected by Washington in the fifth round of the 1985 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Hawaii.

In 1999, Cherry was convicted of first degree murder in the death of his wife. He was initially sentenced to life imprisonment, but upon appeal of his conviction, his sentence was reduced to 30 years. Cherry became eligible for parole in 2019. He was released on parole in July 2023.

Raphel Cherry
Born	(1961-12-19) December 19, 1961 (age 63) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Criminal status	Paroled
Spouse	Jerri Cherry (Deceased)
Children	1 daughter

Conviction(s)	First degree murder
Criminal penalty	Life imprisonment; commuted to 30 years imprisonment

References

Lions, 1988 Media Guide (PDF). p. 44. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
"1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
Raphel Cherry convicted of murdering wife
Raphel CHERRY v. STATE of Arkansas
"Arkansas DOC :: Parole Board". www.ark.org. Retrieved August 19, 2023.

v t e Hawaii Rainbow Warriors starting quarterbacks
Joe McReynolds (1976) Blane Gaison (1976) Jeff Duva (1977–1978) Mike Stennis (1979–1980) Steve Rakhshani (1979–1980) Bernard Quarles (1981–1982) Raphel Cherry (1983–1984) Gregg Tipton (1985–1986) Warren Jones (1987–1988) Ken Niumatalolo (1987–1989) Garrett Gabriel (1989–1990) Ivin Jasper (1991–1993) Michael Carter (1991–1993) John Hao (1994) Johnny Macon (1995) Tim Carey (1996–1997) Dan Robinson (1998–1999) Nick Rolovich (2000–2001) Timmy Chang (2000–2004) Jason Whieldon (2003) Tyler Graunke (2005–2008) Colt Brennan (2005–2007) Greg Alexander (2008–2009) Inoke Funaki (2008) Bryant Moniz (2009–2011) Shane Austin (2009–2011) David Graves (2011) Sean Schroeder (2012–2013) Jeremy Higgins (2012) Taylor Graham (2013–2014) Ikaika Woolsey (2013–2016) Max Wittek (2015) Dru Brown (2016–2017) Cole McDonald (2018–2019) Chevan Cordeiro (2018–2021) Brayden Schager (2021–2024) Joey Yellen (2022) Micah Alejado (2024)

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors starting quarterbacks

Joe McReynolds (1976)
Blane Gaison (1976)
Jeff Duva (1977–1978)
Mike Stennis (1979–1980)
Steve Rakhshani (1979–1980)
Bernard Quarles (1981–1982)
Raphel Cherry (1983–1984)
Gregg Tipton (1985–1986)
Warren Jones (1987–1988)
Ken Niumatalolo (1987–1989)
Garrett Gabriel (1989–1990)
Ivin Jasper (1991–1993)
Michael Carter (1991–1993)
John Hao (1994)
Johnny Macon (1995)
Tim Carey (1996–1997)
Dan Robinson (1998–1999)
Nick Rolovich (2000–2001)
Timmy Chang (2000–2004)
Jason Whieldon (2003)
Tyler Graunke (2005–2008)
Colt Brennan (2005–2007)
Greg Alexander (2008–2009)
Inoke Funaki (2008)
Bryant Moniz (2009–2011)
Shane Austin (2009–2011)
David Graves (2011)
Sean Schroeder (2012–2013)
Jeremy Higgins (2012)
Taylor Graham (2013–2014)
Ikaika Woolsey (2013–2016)
Max Wittek (2015)
Dru Brown (2016–2017)
Cole McDonald (2018–2019)
Chevan Cordeiro (2018–2021)
Brayden Schager (2021–2024)
Joey Yellen (2022)
Micah Alejado (2024)

v t e Washington Redskins 1985 NFL draft selections
Tory Nixon Raphel Cherry Danzell Lee Jamie Harris Lionel Vital Barry Wilburn Mitch Geier Terry Orr Raleigh McKenzie Garry Kimble Dean Hamel Bryan Winn

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