Ron Richards (footballer, born 1927)

Australian rules footballer

For the Collingwood player, see Ron Richards (footballer, born 1928).

Australian rules footballer

Ron Richards

Personal information
Full name|  Ronald Allan Richards
Date of birth|  (1927-12-02)2 December 1927
Date of death|  11 October 2006(2006-10-11) (aged 78)
Original team(s)|  Maryborough
Height|  187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight|  80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
1951–52|  Footscray|  12 (8)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952.

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ronald Allan Richards (2 December 1927 – 11 October 2006[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ "Deceased search". Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 743\. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

Ron has three children; Heather, Stuart and Geoffrey eight grandchildren; Renee, Rhiannon, Jarrod, Wynton, Jesse, Elise, Oscar, Poppy and two great grandchildren; Tessa and Zander.

## External links[edit]

* Ron Richards's playing statistics from AFL Tables
* Ron Richards at AustralianFootball.com