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Leslie Alan Richter (October 6, 1930 – June 12, 2010) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of National Football League (NFL). He also served as the head of operations for NASCAR and president of the Riverside International Raceway.
He led the Rams in scoring in 1955 and 1956. In all, he totaled 193 points off of 29 field goals and 106 extra points during his career. Richter recorded 16 career interceptions which he returned for 206 yards. Twice he had four picks in a season (1957 and 1961) and was the Rams leading interceptor in 1957.
Jul 31, 2011 · Les Richter was one of the toughest linebackers ever to play in the NFL. His tenacity and productivity are honored with his enshrinement this year in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Jun 12, 2010 · Les Richter, a two-time All-American at Cal who later became an all-pro linebacker with the Los Angeles Rams, died Saturday. He was 79.
Checkout the latest stats for Les Richter. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, college, draft, and more on Pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference ®
- October 6, 1930
Les Richter, who along with fellow Class of 2011 enshrinee Marshall Faulk, now brings the total number of long-time members of the Rams franchise to be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame to 15. Notes: Richter was regarded as one of the roughest players in the NFL during his career.
Leslie "Les" Richter, a University of California guard, linebacker and kicker in 1949, 1950, and 1951 was great in all three assignments. Richter was a 6-2, 230-pound bulldozer on offense and an aggressive, single-minded scrimmage line protector on defense.
