| 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(s) | Abbotsford | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1941–1955 | Collingwood | 250 (423) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| Victoria | 3 (9) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lewis Thomas Charles "Lou" Richards MBE (15 March 1923 – 8 May 2017) was an Australian rules footballer who played 250 games for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1941 and 1955. He captained the team from 1952 to 1955, including a premiership win in 1953. He later became a hotel manager and a highly prominent sports journalist in print, radio and television for more than 50 years, and he was known for his wit and vivacity. [1]