Jess Richardson
Defensive tackle, American football player
1930 – 1975
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Who was Jess Richardson?
Jesse William Richardson was an American collegiate and Professional Football player who played defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, and in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots. Richardson played college football at the University of Alabama and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1953 NFL Draft.
He was the last lineman to have played without a face mask. He died on June 17, 1975 from kidney disease.
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- Born
- Aug 18, 1930
Philadelphia - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Alabama
- Died
- Jun 17, 1975
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on July 23, 2013
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