Lou Richards

This is the player profile for Lou Richards, born in Collingwood, Victoria in 1923. Played for Collingwood in the VFL/AFL, winning a premiership with Collingwood in 1953.

Player Details

Name: Lewis Richards
Full Name: Lewis Thomas Charles Richards
Alias: Lou Richards
DOB: 15/03/1923
POB: Collingwood, Victoria
DOD: 08/05/2017
Height: 170cm
Weight: 73kg

Player History

Full Team History: Collingwood
Total Matches (Goals): 250 (423)
VFL/AFL Team History: Collingwood (1941-1955)
VFL/AFL Matches (Goals): 250 (423)

Player Accolades

VFL/AFL Debutant: 434th player to debut for Collingwood in the VFL/AFL
VFL/AFL Matches Played: 250 matches played for Collingwood in the VFL/AFL (1941-1955), with 72 as captain
VFL/AFL Premierships: 1953 (c) premiership won with Collingwood in the VFL/AFL
VFL/AFL Leadership: Collingwood team captain (1952-1955)
VFL/AFL Leadership: Collingwood team deputy vice-captain (1948, 1950-1951)
Sporting Life Team Of The Year: 1947, 1948

Relatives Details

Grandparents

  • Charles Henry Pannam (b. 1874, d. 1952) - maternal grandfather
  • Elizabeth Olinda Pannam (née Allen) - maternal grandmother

    • Parents

  • William Lewis Thomas Richards - father
  • Irene Ruby Richards (née Pannam) - mother

    • Siblings

  • Ronald Arthur Richards (b. 1928, d. 2013) - brother

    • Other (Blood Relatives)

  • Albert Constantine Pannam (b. 1914, d. 1993) - maternal uncle
  • Charles Elliott Pannam (b. 1897, d. 1961) - maternal uncle