Recruited from Collingwood Technical School, as was his brother Lou, Ron Richards enjoyed a productive VFL career with Collingwood.
He starred on a wing in the 1953 Grand Final defeat of Geelong, but he could also rove, and was known to be a fierce tackler in the backlines.
He left the club to captain-coach the Metropolitan League's East Hawthorn, his team won the first 32 games he coached, including the 1957 premiership.
He returned to Collingwood as coach of the under-19s in 1964. He would later coach the reserves and the seniors for two games. Richards served on the committee for many years.
Richards died following illness in 2013, aged 85.[1]
Referencesedit
^"Vale Ron Richards". Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
External linksedit
Ron Richards's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Ron Richards at AustralianFootball.com
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richards, footballer, born, 1928, footscray, player, richards, footballer, born, 1927, ronald, arthur, richards, 1928, september, 2013, australian, rules, footballer, played, victorian, football, league, richardspersonal, informationfull, nameronald, arthur, r. For the Footscray player see Ron Richards footballer born 1927 Ronald Arthur Richards 11 May 1928 20 September 2013 was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League VFL Ron RichardsPersonal informationFull nameRonald Arthur RichardsDate of birth 1928 05 11 11 May 1928Place of birthCollingwood VictoriaDate of death20 September 2013 2013 09 20 aged 85 Original team s Collingwood TechDebut28 June 1947 Collingwood vs North Melbourne at Victoria ParkHeight170 cm 5 ft 7 in Weight73 kg 161 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1947 1956Collingwood143 114 Coaching careerYearsClubGames W L D 1974Collingwood2 2 0 0 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956 Career highlightsCollingwood premiership side 1953Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comRecruited from Collingwood Technical School as was his brother Lou Ron Richards enjoyed a productive VFL career with Collingwood He starred on a wing in the 1953 Grand Final defeat of Geelong but he could also rove and was known to be a fierce tackler in the backlines He left the club to captain coach the Metropolitan League s East Hawthorn his team won the first 32 games he coached including the 1957 premiership He returned to Collingwood as coach of the under 19s in 1964 He would later coach the reserves and the seniors for two games Richards served on the committee for many years Richards died following illness in 2013 aged 85 1 References edit Vale Ron Richards Collingwood Football Club Retrieved 20 September 2013 External links editRon Richards s playing statistics from AFL Tables Ron Richards at AustralianFootball com nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ron Richards footballer born 1928 amp oldid 1168365741, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
