Curvin Richards

Curvin Richards
Curvin Richards
Position(s)
Running back
Jersey #(s)
27
Born December 26, 1968 (1968-12-26) (age 42)
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Career information
Year(s) 19911993
NFL Draft 1991 / Round: 4 / Pick: 97
College University of Pittsburgh
Professional teams
Career stats
Rushing att-yards 55-181
Receptions-yards 3-8
Touchdowns 1
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
  • N/A

Curvin Stephen Richards (born December 26, 1968, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) is a former professional American football running back. He played in the National Football League for three seasons for the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions. Played college football for the University of Pittsburgh.

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Early years

Growing up in the town of Laventille Village, his father moved the family to the United States when he was 9 years old.

Richards attended La Porte High School and as a sophomore, he was the leading rusher on the District 24-5A high school football circuit with 1,572 yards. LaPorte switched to the wishbone offense when he was a senior, but he still managed 811 yards and earned All-State in football.

Richards was also a letterman in basketball and baseball. He helped the basketball team win the 1987 State Championship and as a baseball player, he was named to the all district team in 1986.

College career

He attended Pittsburgh University and became just the second freshman to top 1,000 yards (1,228 yards in 1988), joining Tony Dorsett (1,686 yards in 1973). Because of his moves, he was nicknamed "Swervin" Curvin Richards.

In 1989 he became Pittsburgh's first back-to-back 1,000-yard rusher since Tony Dorsett and just the second rusher in school history with multiple 1,000-yard seasons.

In 1991 he was suspended indefinitely from the team by head coach Paul Hackett because of teams rules violations. His problems, motivated him to declare early for the 1991 NFL Draft.

He finished second in Pittsburgh career rushing with 3,192 yards, trailing only Tony Dorsett (6,526 yards).

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Richards was drafted in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.

During his time with the Cowboys, he was a backup playing behind hall of famer Emmitt Smith.

He earned infamy by fumbling twice in the 1992 regular season finale against the Chicago Bears and thus, was released the next day by head coach Jimmy Johnson, even though the team couldn't replace him on the postseason roster, had to pay him full playoff money and even give him a ring after winning Super Bowl XXVII.

Detroit Lions

After his release, he was signed by the Detroit Lions, but ended playing just one game for them.

He played in 12 games during his NFL career, rushing for 181 yards and 1 touchdown on 55 carries.

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