Wally Richardson Explained

Wally Richardson
Position:Quarterback
Number:14
Birth Date:11 February 1974
Birth Place:Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:225
High School:Sumter (SC)
College:Penn State
Draftyear:1997
Draftround:7
Draftpick:234
Teams:
Statlabel1:Passing yards
Statvalue1:1
Statlabel2:Touchdowns
Statvalue2:0
Statlabel3:Passer rating
Statvalue3:56.2
Aflstatlabel1:Comp. / Att.
Aflstatvalue1:20 / 40
Aflstatlabel2:Passing yards
Aflstatvalue2:280
Aflstatlabel3:TD-INT
Aflstatvalue3:6-3
Aflstatlabel4:Passer rating
Aflstatvalue4:79-17
Afl:2281
Pfr:RichWa00

Wallace Herman Richardson (born February 11, 1974) is a former American football quarterback.

Professional career

Richardson played college football at Penn State.[1]

He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL draft.[2] In three years in the NFL, two with the Ravens and one with the Atlanta Falcons, Richardson had a regular season total of 1 career passing yard.[3]

After spending the 2000 season out of football, Richardson was signed by the XFL's New York/New Jersey Hitmen early in the season. As part of a kayfabe quarterback controversy, Richardson (who, as part of the sports entertainment approach the XFL used, was given an angle in which his larger hands were an advantage he had over his small-handed predecessor, local native Charley Puleri) was given the starting quarterback job in week 3, a position he held for the rest of the year. Immediately after the Hitmen's season ended, Richardson joined the Arena Football League's Los Angeles Avengers, he was waived prior to training camp in 2002.[4]

Post football

Upon his retirement from professional football, Richardson joined Penn State’s Morgan Academic Support Center for Student-Athletes, first as a graduate assistant in 2001 and then as an academic counselor from 2003 to 2007.[5] From 2007 to 2011, Richardson served as the associate director of the Rankin Smith Student-Athlete Service Center at the University of Georgia, working with members of the football, women’s volleyball and equestrian teams.[5] He was named associate director of football academic support at the University of North Carolina before the 2011 football season.[5]

In April 2013, Richardson was named director of the Penn State Football Letterman’s Club, an organization of more than 1,500 former Penn State football players and student managers.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kulka To Coordinate Football Academic Support Program; Richardson Joins Academic Support Staff. Penn State University. July 16, 2003. October 22, 2010.
  2. Web site: 1997 NFL Draft Listing . March 29, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  3. Web site: Wally Richardson. Pro Football Reference. October 22, 2010.
  4. Web site: L.A. Avengers cut four players in preparation for training camp . March 24, 2002 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . July 22, 2017.
  5. Web site: Wally Richardson Named Penn State Football Letterman's Club Director . Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics . April 25, 2013.