Richard Earl Hensley (September 8, 1927 – March 7, 2015) was an American football end who played three seasons in the National Football League with the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the eleventh round of the 1949 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Kentucky and attended Williamson High School in Williamson, West Virginia. He died on March 7, 2015.