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Position: | Linebacker, defensive end | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Date of birth: | February 2, 1968 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Atlanta (GA) Lakeside | ||||||
College: | Florida | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1991 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15 | ||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Games played: | 16 |
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Games started: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Huey L. Richardson, Jr. (born February 2, 1968) is an American former college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons during the 1990s. Richardson played college football for the University of Florida, and earned All-American honors. He was a first-round pick in the 1991 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins and New York Jets of the NFL.
Richardson was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1968. He attended Lakeside High School in Atlanta, and played high school football for the Lakeside Vikings.
Richardson accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played defensive end for coach Galen Hall and coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football teams from 1987 to 1990. Richardson was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 1989 and 1990 and a first-team All-American in 1990, and was selected as a senior team captain. At the end of his four years as a Gator, he totaled 26.5 quarterback sacks and 50.5 tackles for a loss, still third and fourth, respectively, on the Gators' all-time record lists.