Jess Richardson Explained

Birth Date:August 18, 1930
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Position1:Defensive tackle
High School:Roxborough
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College:Alabama
Nfldraftedyear:1953
Nfldraftedround:8
Nfldraftedpick:92
Playing Years1:1953–1961
Playing Team1:NFL Philadelphia Eagles
Playing Years2:1962–1964
Playing Team2:AFL Boston Patriots
Career Highlights:
Probowls:1 (1959)
Nfl:RIC544160
Databasefootball:RICHAJES01

Jesse William Richardson (August 18, 1930 – June 17, 1975) was an American collegiate and professional American football player who played defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, and in the American Football League (AFL) for the Boston Patriots. Richardson played college football at the University of Alabama and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1953 NFL draft.[1]

He was the last lineman to have played without a face mask. He died on June 17, 1975, from kidney disease.[2]

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  1. Web site: 1953 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-10-04 . Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. Book: Didinger . Ray . Lyons . Robert S. . The Eagles Encyclopedia . 2005 . Temple University Press . 9781592134540 . 70–71 . August 21, 2018 . en.