Eugene Lamb Richards Jr. (June 14, 1863 – September 17, 1927) was an American college football player, lawyer, and politician.
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| Yale Bulldogs | |
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| Position | Halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 14, 1863 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died: | September 17, 1927 (aged 64) Woodbridge, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Early life
editRichards was born on June 14, 1863, in New Haven, Connecticut. He was the son of Julia L. (née Bacon) Richards and Eugene Lamb Richards Sr., a Yale professor.[1]
While at Yale, he 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.[2][3] He was the captain of the 1884 team. He set a Yale record in May 1883 by kicking a football 168 feet.[4]
Career
editRichards 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.[5][6][4]
References
edit- ^ Osborn, Norris Galpin (1906). Men of Mark in Connecticut: Ideals of American Life Told in Biographies and Autobiographies of Eminent Living Americans. W.R. Goodspeed. p. 282. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ Richard Melancthon Hurd (1888). A History of Yale Athletics, 1840-1888. Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor. p. 82.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 107. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ a b Quarter-centenary Record of the Class of 1885, Yale University. The Fort Hill Press. 1913. pp. 280–283.
- ^ "Richards Dies, Former Football Captain at Yale". The Hartford Courant. September 19, 1927. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eugene Lamb Richards Jr". Brooklyn Life. March 26, 1916. p. 115.