Lou Richards
Australian rules footballer and commentator (1923-2017)
Lewis Thomas Charles "Lou" Richards (15 March 1923 – 8 May 2017) was an Australian rules footballer. He played 250 games for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1941 and 1955. e captained the team from 1952 to 1955, including a premiership win in 1953.[1] He later became a hotel manager and a highly well known sports journalist.[2] He was born in Collingwood, Victoria.
| Lou Richards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lewis Thomas Charles Richards | ||
| Nickname(s) | Lou, Louie the Lip | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 8 May 2017 (aged 94) | ||
| Place of death | Windsor, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team | Abbotsford | ||
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Richards was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1981, received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000, and was awarded a Centenary Medal in 2001.[3]
On 8 May 2017, Richards died at his nursing home in the Melbourne suburb of Windsor from dementia-related complications at the age of 94.[4][5]
References
change- ↑ Scott Palmer, 'Top 10 characters of the '70s' Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine (4 Jul 2007), accessed on 9 Sep 2007
- ↑ "Lou Richards OBE". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ "Richards, Lewis Charles Thomas, MBE". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ The Age (8 May 2017). "Collingwood legend Lou Richards dies". Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ↑ "Lou Richards dead: Collingwood great and famous broadcaster passes away at age 94". Fox Sports. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
Other websites
change- Lou Richards on IMDb
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