Guard, California, to 1951
Les Richter
- Born
- Oct 26, 1930, in Fresno, California
- Died
- Jun 12, 2010, in Riverside, California
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Les Richter played guard at California (to 1951). He was a consensus All‑American in 1950 and 1951. The New York Yanks took Richter in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 1952 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1982College Football Hall of Fame
- Inducted 2011Pro Football Hall of Fame
- 1950UPI Lineman of the Year
- 1950, 1951Consensus All‑American
- 1950, 1951First-team All-Pacific Coast
Team titles: Pacific Coast champions, 1950
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
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In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 8 (1954–61) · First-team All-Pro: 1955 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (1957–58, 1960)
All-Pro teams: AP second team 1957–58, 1960; New York Daily News first team 1955; United Press second team 1955.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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