Howard Richards (American football)
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| Position: | Tackle / Guard | ||||
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| Date of birth: | August 7, 1959 | ||||
| Place of birth: | St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 268 lb (122 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Southwest (St. Louis, MO) | ||||
| College: | Missouri | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26 | ||||
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| Games played: | 69 |
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Howard Glenn Richards, Jr. (born August 7, 1959 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at the University of Missouri.
In 1969, Richards has to be bussed (because of desegregation) to be a part of the St. Louis Public School's gifted program at Wade Elementary School, which he previously began at Walnut Park Elementary School.
He attended Southwest High School, where as a freshman he practiced baseball, basketball and football. He limited his playing time on football and basketball in his sophomore and junior seasons. As a senior, he just focused on football.
Richards accepted a football scholarship from the University of Missouri. He started 4 games as a true freshman, which was the beginning of a 40 consecutive games starts streak at right tackle, under head coaches Al Onofrio (1977) and Warren Powers (1978-80).
He became a standout offensive tackle and was named to the All-Big Eight team as a junior and senior. In his last year in 1980, he was named offensive co-captain and received second-team All-American honors. He played in the Senior Bowl and the Hula Bowl.
In the 1981 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys where targeting cornerback Bobby Butler with their first round selection, but settled on Richards (26th overall) after Butler was taken by the Atlanta Falcons. This was only the third time in franchise history that the Cowboys used a first round pick on an offensive lineman, with John Niland and Robert Shaw being chosen before.
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