Richie Lucas

Richie Lucas

Infobox Pro Football player


DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1938|4|15
Birthplace= Glassport, PA
DateOfDeath=
Height_ft=6
Height_in=0
Weight_lbs=190
Position=Quarterback
College=Penn State
NFLDraftedYear=1960
NFLDraftedRound=1 / Pick 4
(By the Washington Redskins)
AFLDraftedYear=1960
AFLDraftedRound=1
Jersey=11
Career Highlights=Y
ProBowls=
Awards=1959 Maxwell Award
Stats=Y
PFR=LucaRi00
DatabaseFootball=LUCASRIC01
NFL=
years= 1960-1961
1962
teams= AFL Buffalo Bills
AFL Denver Broncos
CollegeHOF=50037

Richard John "Riverboat Richie" Lucas (born April 15, 1938 in Glassport, Pennsylvania) is a College Football Hall of Fame quarterback best known for his All-American career at Pennsylvania State University (1957-1959). He was a first round pick in both the NFL and AFL drafts in 1960. Lucas signed with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, making him officially the franchise's first player. [http://www.billszone.com/mtlog/archives/2004/01/01/1960_birth_of_the_buffalo_bills.php] There he played quarterback, halfback, and defensive back for two seasons before he was obtained by the AFL's Denver Broncos following the AFL's 1962 equalization draft, but he never played for the Broncos. [http://www.buffalobills.com/history/August.jsp]

Nicknamed "Riverboat Richie" due to his gambling instincts when calling plays, [http://pennstate.scout.com/3/PromoFOSMagArticle2.html] Lucas won the 1959 Maxwell Trophy and was runner-up to LSU's Billy Cannon of for the 1959 Heisman Trophy. He returned to Penn State following his pro football career, serving as assistant athletic director until 1998. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986.

External links

* [http://www.mikestanhope.com/Bills.html Archive photos of 1960 Buffalo Bills]
* [http://pennstate.scout.com/3/PromoFOSMagArticle2.html "Riverboat Richie"] by Lou Pratom, for Penn State's All-Sports Museum
* [http://www.pafootballnews.com/AllCenturyTeams.htm The Pennsylvania Football News All-Century Team]


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