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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | September 23, 1957 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Abbeville, Alabama | ||||||||
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College: | Georgia Tech | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1980 / Round: 8 / Pick: 201 | ||||||||
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Sacks: | 9 |
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Interceptions: | 9 |
Interception yards: | 186 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Alpette C. Richardson (born September 23, 1957) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League who spent his entire 6-year career with the Atlanta Falcons. He won the AP Defensive Rookies of the Year in 1980 along with Buddy Curry. He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.