Jim Richards (American football)

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Jim Richards
Career information
Date of birth	(1946-10-28)October 28, 1946
Place of birth	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Date of death	March 8, 2022(2022-03-08) (aged 75)
Position(s)	Defensive back
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
US college	Virginia Tech
High school	Garinger (NC)
NFL draft	1968 / round: 8th / pick: 210
Career history
As player
1968–1969	New York Jets

Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (III) AFL champion (1968)
Career stats
Interceptions	3
Games played	26

James Buis Richards Jr. (October 28, 1946 – March 8, 2022) was an American professional football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). After attending Virginia Tech, Richards played for the New York Jets in 1968 and 1969. He was a member of the Super Bowl III winning Jets team.

Richards died on March 8, 2022, at the age of 75.^[1]

References

^ Lange, Randy (March 11, 2022). "Jim Richards, DB & Special-Teamer for Jets' Super Bowl Team, Has Died". New York Jets. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

v t e New York Jets Super Bowl III champions
11 Jim Turner 12 Joe Namath (MVP) 13 Don Maynard 15 Babe Parilli 22 Jim Hudson 23 Bill Rademacher 24 Johnny Sample 26 Jim Richards 29 Bake Turner 30 Mark Smolinski 31 Bill Mathis 32 Emerson Boozer 33 Curley Johnson 34 Lee White 35 Billy Joe 41 Matt Snell 42 Randy Beverly 43 John Dockery 45 Earl Christy 46 Bill Baird 47 Mike D'Amato 48 Cornell Gordon 50 Carl McAdams 51 Ralph Baker 52 John Schmitt 56 Paul Crane 60 Larry Grantham 61 Bob Talamini 62 Al Atkinson 63 John Neidert 66 Randy Rasmussen 67 Dave Herman 68 Michael Stromberg 70 Karl Henke 71 Sam Walton 72 Paul Rochester 74 Jeff Richardson 75 Winston Hill 80 John Elliott 81 Gerry Philbin 83 George Sauer 85 Steve Thompson 86 Verlon Biggs 87 Pete Lammons
Head coach: Weeb Ewbank
Coaches: Walt Michaels Clive Rush Buddy Ryan Joe Spencer

v t e New York Jets 1968 AFL draft selections
Lee White Steve Thompson Sam Walton Gary Magner Lee Jacobsen Oscar Lubke Bob Taylor Jim Richards Karl Henke Gary Houser Mike D'Amato Henry Owens Raymond Hayes Tom Myslinski Harvey Nairn Ronnie Ehrig Tom Bilotta Myles Strasser

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