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{{Short description|American football player (1910–1976)}}
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|Birthplace=[[Garden Grove, Iowa]]
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| name = Kink Richards
|DateOfDeath=July 1976 (age 65)
| image = Richards-Kink-1936.jpg
|College=[[Des Moines University|Des Moines]]
| number = 13
|Position=[[Running back]]
| position = [[Halfback (gridiron football)|Halfback]]
|ProBowls=1 (1938)
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|12|27}}
|years=1933-1939
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| birth_place = [[Garden Grove, Iowa]], U.S.
|teams=[[New York Giants]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1976|7|21|1910|12|27}}
|DatabaseFootball=RICHAKIN01
| death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
|PFR=RichKi20
| height_ft = 5
|NFL=RIC243440
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 195
| high_school = Garden Grove (IA)
| college = [[Simpson Storm football|Simpson (IA)]]
| pastteams =
* [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|1933}}–{{NFL Year|1939}})
| highlights =
* 2× [[History of National Football League Championship|NFL champion]] ([[1934 NFL Championship Game|1934]], [[1938 NFL Championship Game|1938]])
* [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1939 National Football League All-Star Game|1938]])
* [[List of National Football League season receiving touchdown leaders|NFL receiving touchdowns co-leader]] (1933)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 73
| statlabel2 = [[Starting lineup|Starts]]
| statvalue2 = 18
| statlabel3 = Carries
| statvalue3 = 508
| statlabel4 = Yards rushing
| statvalue4 = 1,877 <small>(3.7 average)</small>
| statlabel5 = Receptions
| statvalue5 = 41
| statlabel6 = Yards receiving
| statvalue6 = 535 <small>(13.0 average)</small>
| statlabel7 = Touchdowns
| statvalue7 = 19
| pfr = R/RichKi20
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'''Elvin C. "Kink" Richards''' (December 27, 1910 &ndash; July 1976) was an [[American football]] [[running back]] in the [[National Football League]] for the [[New York Giants]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Des Moines University]].

'''Elvin C. "Kink" Richards''' (December 27, 1910 &ndash; July 21, 1976) was an [[American football]] [[halfback (gridiron football)|halfback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[New York Giants]]. He first played [[college football]] at the former Baptist school known as Des Moines University (not to be confused with the unrelated current school of the same name) before transferring to [[Simpson College]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/rich03100.html | title=KINK RICHARDS | publisher=profootballarchives.com | access-date=April 17, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Giants-Bears-program-371031.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Richards featured on a 1937 New York Football Giants program.]]

==References==
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{{1934 New York Giants}}
{{1934 New York Giants}}
{{1938 New York Giants}}
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{{NFL receiving touchdown leaders}}


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Latest revision as of 22:19, 2 December 2024

Kink Richards
No. 13
Position:Halfback
Personal information
Born:(1910-12-27)December 27, 1910
Garden Grove, Iowa, U.S.
Died:July 21, 1976(1976-07-21) (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Garden Grove (IA)
College:Simpson (IA)
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:73
Starts:18
Carries:508
Yards rushing:1,877 (3.7 average)
Receptions:41
Yards receiving:535 (13.0 average)
Touchdowns:19
Stats at Pro Football Reference


Elvin C. "Kink" Richards (December 27, 1910 – July 21, 1976) was an American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He first played college football at the former Baptist school known as Des Moines University (not to be confused with the unrelated current school of the same name) before transferring to Simpson College.[1]

Richards featured on a 1937 New York Football Giants program.

References

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  1. ^ "KINK RICHARDS". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved April 17, 2015.


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