Lou Richards

Lou Richards

Birthday: 1923-03-15

Place of Birth: Collingwood, Victoria, Australia

Biography: Lewis "Lou" Richards MBE was an Australian rules footballer who played 250 games for the Collingwood Football Club between 1941 and 1955. He captained the team from 1952 to 1955, including a premiership win in 1953. After retirement as a player, he had a prominent media career that lasted over 50 years.

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100 Years of Australian Football
100 Years of Australian Football

Based on the book published the same year, 100 Years of Australian Football explores the 100 year pa...

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The Club
The Club

The club buys a talented young player, Geoff, for a record sum of money. The team members do not lik...

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Growth
Growth

In 1989, a breakthrough in "advanced parasitic research" on Cuttyhunk Island gave scientists a jump ...

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Good Old Collingwood Forever
Good Old Collingwood Forever

This is the story of the last fifty years from the Premiership of Lou Richards in 1953 through to th...

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Heart of The Game
Heart of The Game

When the last quarter of an Essendon versus Carlton game was broadcast on Easter Sunday in 1957, a n...

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The Passion to Play
The Passion to Play

For more than 100 years, Australian Rules Football has generated a passionate followinf amungst mill...

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Footy's Wild Men
Footy's Wild Men

In the history of Aussie Rules footy, the games Wild Men have become a legend through their on-field...

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