University of North Carolina Athletics
Richards Tabbed University Scholar-Athlete By NFF Dooley Chapter
July 13, 2023 | Football, Academics
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Richards, an offensive lineman from Philadelphia, Pa., played in 48 games, making 38 starts, during his career. He logged over 2,500 snaps before being drafted in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. Richards earned third-team All-ACC honors as a senior and was a stalwart along the offensive line for one of the nation's most explosive offenses over the last four years. He was an All-ACC Academic honoree and an ACC Honor Roll member, while earning his degree in exercise and sport science.
UNC's Previous Honorees
2022: Sam Howell
2021: Trevor Collins
2020: Nick Polino
2019: Zach Goins
2018: Bentley Spain
2017: Joseph Mangili
2016: Jarrod James
2015: Ryan Mangum
2014: Josh Broach
2013: Pete Mangum
2012: Curtis Byrd
2011: Michael Ingersoll
2010: Lowell Dyer
2009: Terrence Brown
2008: Ben Johnson
2007: Patrick Marsh
2006: Justin Phillips
2005: Jason Brown
2004: Brandon Russell
2003: Ronald Brewer
2002: Jeff Reed
2001: Louis Marchetti
2000: Allen Mogridge
1999: Ebenezer Ekuban
1998: Greg Ellis
1997: Freddie Jones
About the NFF Bill Dooley Chapter
On August 23, 1995, Bill Dooley, one of the winningest coaches in the Atlantic Coast Conference history, invited athletic directors, coaches and representatives from the University of North Carolina, Duke University, N.C. Central University and North Carolina State University to join him and N.C. Governor Jim Hunt at the State Capitol Old Senate Chambers. It was at that meeting that the universities pledged their support to the newly formed NFFCHOF Chapter and its mission. In 2012, East Carolina University joined the Chapter and, in 2014, the NFFCHOF Board of Directors unanimously voted to name the chapter after its founder.
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