Ron Richards

This is the player profile for Ron Richards, born in Collingwood, Victoria in 1928. Played for Collingwood in the VFL/AFL, winning a premiership with Collingwood in 1953. Ron Richards also coached Collingwood Reserves and Collingwood.

Player Details

Name: Ronald Richards
Full Name: Ronald Arthur Richards
Alias: Ron Richards
DOB: 11/05/1928
POB: Collingwood, Victoria
DOD: 20/09/2013
Height: 170cm
Weight: 73kg

Player History

Full Team History: Collingwood
Total Matches (Goals): 143 (114)
VFL/AFL Team History: Collingwood (1947-1956)
VFL/AFL Matches (Goals): 143 (114)

Player Accolades

VFL/AFL Debutant: 504th player to debut for Collingwood in the VFL/AFL
VFL/AFL Matches Played: 143 matches played for Collingwood in the VFL/AFL (1947-1956)
VFL/AFL Premierships: 1953 premiership won with Collingwood in the VFL/AFL

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

  • Lewis Thomas Charles Richards (b. 1923, d. 2017) - brother

    • Other (Blood Relatives)

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