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Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. | April 18, 1962||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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High school | Novato (California) | ||||||||
College | San Jose State | ||||||||
NFL draft | 1984: 2nd round, 41st overall pick | ||||||||
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Eric E. Richardson (born April 18, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).
Richardson was born in San Francisco, California and played scholastically at Novato High School, in the North Bay region. [1] He began his college football career at Monterey Peninsula College, before finishing with the San Jose State Spartans. [2] As a senior, he was honored by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) as a second-team All-American. [3]
Richardson was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 1984 NFL draft. [4] He played in 30 games and started 2 of them. Even though he was drafted in 1984, he played his first game in 1985. [1]