Eugene Lamb Richards

Eugene Lamb Richards
Yale Bulldogs
Position Halfback
Career history
College
Personal information
Born: (1863-06-14)June 14, 1863
New Haven, Connecticut
Died: September 17, 1927(1927-09-17) (aged 64)
Woodbridge, Connecticut
Career highlights and awards

Eugene Lamb Richards Jr. (June 14, 1863 – September 17, 1927) was an American football player, lawyer, and politician.

Richards was a halfback on the undefeated 1881, 1882, 1883, and 1884 Yale Bulldogs football teams that have been recognized for winning four consecutive national championships.[1][2] He was the captain of the 1884 team. He set a Yale record in May 1883 by kicking a football 168 feet.[3]

Richards later became a lawyer who was actively involved in Tammany Hall politics. He held state offices in New York, including Deputy Attorney General and Bank Commissioner.[4][5][3]

References

  1. ↑ Richard Melancthon Hurd (1888). A History of Yale Athletics, 1840-1888. Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor. p. 82.
  2. ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 107. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Quarter-centenary Record of the Class of 1885, Yale University. The Fort Hill Press. 1913. pp. 280–283.
  4. ↑ "Richards Dies, Former Football Captain at Yale". The Hartford Courant. September 19, 1927. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Eugene Lamb Richards Jr". Brooklyn Life. March 26, 1916. p. 115.
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