Greg Richardson (American football)
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
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Born: | Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | October 6, 1964||||
Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||
Weight: | 171 lb (78 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Williamson (Mobile, Alabama) | ||||
College: | Alabama | ||||
NFL draft: | 1987 / round: 6 / pick: 156 | ||||
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Gregory Lamar Richardson (born October 6, 1964) is an American former professional football wide receiver in the National Football League who played for the Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Richardson was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama,[1][2] and attended Lillie B. Williamson High School there.[3]
While attending University of Alabama, he played college football for the Crimson Tide football team.[1][2] He was a starter on the time for three years, and he lettered in all four.[2]
Career
[edit]Professional athlete
[edit]Richardson was drafted in the sixth round of the 1987 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and played two games for them his rookie year.[4] The following year, he played two games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[1]
Post-athletic career
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Richardson has worked for the Mobile County Department of Public Works.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Richardson is married. He has five children including a set of twins.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Greg Richardson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Scarbinsky, Kevin (November 26, 2010). "Iron Bowl 75: Where are they now? Alabama receiver Greg Richardson made the play before The Kick". AL.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "Williamson NFL Players". AHSFHS.org. Alabama High School Football Historical Society. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- 1964 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- American football return specialists
- Minnesota Vikings players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- Alabama Crimson Tide football players
- Players of American football from Mobile, Alabama
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football wide receiver, 1960s birth stubs