Jess Richardson

Jess Richardson
Date of birth	August 18, 1930
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death	June 17, 1975 (aged 44)
Place of death	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Defensive tackle
US college	Alabama
High school	Roxborough; (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
NFL draft	1953 / round: 8 / pick: 92
Career history
As player
1953–1961	NFL Philadelphia Eagles
1962–1964	AFL Boston Patriots
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1960); Second-team All-SEC (1951);
Pro Bowls	1 (1959)
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

Jesse William Richardson (August 18, 1930 – June 17, 1975) was an American collegiate and professional American football player who played defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, and in the American Football League (AFL) 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.^[1]

He was the last lineman to have played without a face mask. He died on June 17, 1975, from kidney disease.^[2]

References

^ "1953 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
^ Didinger, Ray; Lyons, Robert S. (2005). The Eagles Encyclopedia. Temple University Press. pp. 70–71. ISBN 9781592134540. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

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