Ron Richards (footballer, born 1928)

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For the Footscray player, see Ron Richards (footballer, born 1927).

Ron Richards
Personal information
Full name Ronald Arthur Richards
Date of birth (1928-05-11)11 May 1928
Place of birth Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death 20 September 2013(2013-09-20) (aged 85)
Original team(s) Collingwood Tech
Debut 28 June 1947, Collingwood vs. North Melbourne, at Victoria Park
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1947–1956 Collingwood 143 (114)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1974 Collingwood 2 (2–0–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956.
Career highlights
  • Collingwood premiership side 1953
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ronald Arthur Richards (11 May 1928 – 20 September 2013) was an Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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]

References

  1. ^ "Vale Ron Richards". Collingwood Football Club. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.


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