John Howard Richardson (May 25, 1945) is a former professional

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

player who played defensive tackle for seven seasons for the

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and the

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John was a graduate of

Kearny High School (San Diego, California) Kearny High School is a public high school in San Diego, California. Kearny High School serves students in grades 9-12 from the Linda Vista, Serra Mesa and Kearny Mesa communities. The school is part of the San Diego Unified School District. Kearn ...

. He was a member of the 1966 College Football All-America Team.

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1945 births Living people Players of American football from Minneapolis American football defensive tackles UCLA Bruins football players Miami Dolphins players St. Louis Cardinals (football) players American Football League players Kearny High School (California) alumni {{defensive-lineman-1940s-stub