| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| Played For: | Boston Bruins Philadelphia Flyers |
| Birth Date: | March 28, 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1957 |
| Career End: | 1971 |
Richard John Cherry (born February 28, 1937) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers between 1956 and 1970. He is the brother of media personality Don Cherry.
Born in Kingston, Ontario, Cherry played junior hockey for the Barrie Flyers, then professional hockey for the Boston Bruins for the 1956–57 season. After one season, Cherry played for various minor league teams, including two seasons for the Kingston Frontenacs of the Eastern Professional Hockey League. Cherry retired in 1963 to teach high school in Kingston. In the 1968–69 season, Cherry returned to the NHL to play for the Philadelphia Flyers, where he remained for two years. He played 145 NHL games in total; six with the Boston Bruins and 139 with the Philadelphia Flyers.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1955–56 | Barrie Flyers | OHA | 48 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 69 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | ||
| 1956–57 | Barrie Flyers | OHA | 52 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1956–57 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Quebec Aces | QHL | 47 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Providence Reds | AHL | 65 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Providence Reds | AHL | 71 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1960–61 | Providence Reds | AHL | 68 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Kingston Frontenacs | EPHL | 43 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | ||
| 1962–63 | Kingston Frontenacs | EPHL | 53 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1965–66 | Kingston Aces | OHA Sr | 25 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 4 | ||
| 1966–67 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 69 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 86 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | ||
| 1968–69 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 71 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1969–70 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 68 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 64 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1971–72 | Kingston Aces | OHA Sr | 21 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Kingston Aces | OHA Sr | 41 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Napanee Comets | OHA Sr | 21 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 216 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 190 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 145 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||