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Positions: linebacker , guard , kicker |
Jersey numbers: 67, 48 |
| born October 26, 1930 in Fresno , California | |
| died on June 12, 2010 in Riverside , California | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1954 - 1962 | |
| NFL Draft : 1952 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 | |
| College : University of California | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Games | 112 |
| Interceptions | 16 |
| Fumbles conquered | 12 |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Leslie Alan "Les" Richter (* 26. October 1930 in Fresno , California ; † 12. June 2010 in Riverside , California) was an American American football poker players and motor sports official .
Player career
College player
Richter played from 1949 to 1951 at the University of California College Football and was used in defense , offense and special teams . In the first year he initially played as a linebacker , but was also used as a guard and kicker in the following two years . In 1950 and 1951 he was voted All American . He was assistant captain on the football team, but also on the college rugby team . His academic performance was also very good. He graduated from the top of his class.
Professional player
In the 1952 NFL Draft , Richter was signed in the first round as the second player by the New York Yanks . However, these stopped playing before the season and all players who were drafted by the Yanks in 1952 went to the league's new team, the Dallas Texans . However, he never played for the Texans (who ceased playing in the same year) and was given to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for eleven players .
Before making his debut with the Rams in 1954, he joined the US Army for two years . At the Rams, Richter was again used in various positions and was responsible, among other things, as a guard for the protection of Norm Van Brocklin , who played quarterback for the Rams. 1955 Richter was able to move into the NFL Championship Game with his team under coach Sid Gillman . There the Rams had to admit defeat to the Cleveland Browns with 38:14. Richter could not prevent the defeat of his team with a sack against quarterback Otto Graham . From 1957 Richter was team captain of the defense. In 1962 he played at short notice due to an injury to Art Hunter as a center for his team. After nine years playing with the Rams, he ended his career in 1962.
Motorsport
Richter participated in a race track in California as early as 1959 , together with Bob Hope and other investors. He ran the Riverside International Raceway and was co-founder of the International Race of Champions motorsport association in 1973 . Richter remained loyal to racing in various functions until his death, most recently as Vice President of NASCAR . Leslie Richter last lived in Riverside, was married with two children. He is buried in Riverside National Cemetery .
Honors
Les Richter was elected to eight Pro Bowls , was elected All Pro six times , and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982 . In 2009 he was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America . In 2011, after his death, he was finally inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame . The city of Riverside has inducted him into the Riverside Sports Hall of Fame and his college honors him in the University of California Athletic Hall of Fame .
Web links
- Interview with Les Richter ( Memento from July 17, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Biography of Les Richter ( memento from August 25, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- Les Richter in the Riverside Sports Hall of Fame
source
- Jens Plassmann: NFL - American Football. The game, the stars, the stories (= Rororo 9445 rororo Sport ). Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-499-19445-7 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Don R. Smith: Pro Football Hall of Fame - All-Time Greats . 1988, p. 33. June 13, 1952 is given as the date of the trade .
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Rams 1955
- ↑ Statistics NFL final 1955
- ↑ Les Richter tomb
- ↑ Homepage of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America ( Memento from May 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Judge, Les |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Judge, Leslie Alan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player and motorsport official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fresno , California , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 2010 |
| Place of death | Riverside , California , United States |