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| Wide receiver | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: November 17, 1939 | |
| Place of birth: Clarksdale, Mississippi | |
| Career information | |
| College: Jackson State | |
| NFL Draft: 1963 / Round: 7 / Pick: 89 | |
| AFL Draft: 1963 / Round: 3 / Pick: 19 (By the New York Jets) | |
| Debuted in 1963 for the [[{{{debutteam}}}]] | |
| Last played in 1971 for the [[{{{finalteam}}}]] | |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Receptions | 195 |
| Receiving yards | 2950 |
| Touchdowns | 25 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Willie Louis Richardson (born November 17, 1939 in Clarksdale, Mississippi) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League. He played nine seasons for the Baltimore Colts (1963–1969, 1971) and the Miami Dolphins (1970). He was named 1st Team All-Pro by the Associated Press for the 1967 NFL season and went to two Pro Bowls.
Richardson was an All-American at Jackson State and in 2003 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
He is the older brother of former NFL wide receiver Gloster Richardson, who played for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Dallas Cowboys and the Cleveland Browns.
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