Richie Lucas

Richie Lucas
No. 11
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	April 15, 1938(age 86); Glassport, Pennsylvania,U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Glassport
College:	Penn State(1957–1959)
NFL draft:	1960/ Round: 1 / Pick: 4
AFL draft:	1960/ Round: 1 / Pick: Territorial
Career history
	Buffalo Bills(1960–1961); Denver Broncos(1962);
Career highlights and awards
	Maxwell Award(1959); ConsensusAll-American(1959); First-team All-Eastern (1959);
Career AFL statistics
Passing attempts:
Passing attempts:	99
Passing completions:	43
Completion percentage:	43.4%
TD–INT:	4–7
Passing yards:	596
Passer rating:	47.4
Rushing yards:	153
Rushing touchdowns:	2
	Player stats atPFR
	College Football Hall of Fame

Richard John Lucas(born April 15, 1938) is an American formerfootball quarterbackwho played in theAmerican Football League(AFL) for theBuffalo Billsand theDenver Broncos.He playedcollege footballfor thePenn State Nittany Lions,where he won theMaxwell Awardin 1959.

Early life

Lucas was born inGlassport, Pennsylvania.He is of Russian descent.

Nicknamed "Riverboat Richie"due to his gambling instincts when calling plays,^[1]Lucas won theMaxwell Awardin 1959.

Lucas was a first round pick in both the1960 NFL draftand the1960 American Football League draft.Lucas signed with theBuffalo Billsof the newly-formed AFL, making him officially the franchise's first player. There he played quarterback,safetyandreturn specialistfor two seasons. He was obtained by theDenver Broncosfollowing the 1962 equalization draft, but never played for them.

Lucas returned to Penn State following his pro football career, serving as assistantathletic directoruntil 1998. He was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Famein 1986.

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