Richard Allen Wingo (born July 16, 1956) is an American Republican politician and a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Green Bay Packers from 1979 to 1984. He was drafted by the Packers in the seventh round of the 1979 NFL Draft out of the University of Alabama. Wingo served as strength coach at Alabama under former head coach Bill Curry. He lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and has two sons: Jake and Luke.