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Paul Richards

Paul Richards

  • Class
    1965
  • Induction
    1996
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Men's Track & Field
Paul J. Richards played on both sides of the ball as an offensive and defensive tackle from 1961-64. Team captain as a senior in 1964, Richards was a four-year starter and an unprecedented three-time All-Far West Conference Selection from 1962-64. He also competed in track & field. Richards was inducted into the San Francisco State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996 and the San Francisco State Gridiron Hall of Fame in 2017.

He went on to have a long career as an educator, administrator, and coach with stints at San Mateo High School District and Folsom Cordova Unified School District. Notably, he taught at Burlingame High School and was the principal at Hillsdale High School and, from 2005 to 2008, was the principal at Folsom High School, where he retired from and moved to Oregon.

Richards passed away on March 19, 2025 at the age of 82.
 
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