Al Richardson
Alpette C. Richardson
Born: September 23, 1957
Abbeville, AL USA
Position: LB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 211
College: Georgia Tech
High School: Central (Miami, FL)
Career: 1980-1985
Drafted: 1980 in Round 8, #201 overall by the Atlanta Falcons
Al Richardson played from 1980 to 1985 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons. Richardson accounted for 6 points in his professional career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 139 | 19.9 | 52 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 186 | 20.7 | 52 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1985 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 8 |
| 1983 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 5 |
| 1984 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 14 |
| 1985 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 11 |
Awards
1980 - AP Defensive Rookie of the Year
Honors
1980 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
