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Jack V. Richards, Jr.

  • Class
    1944
  • Induction
    1999
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Tennis
Started as center in all 14 games his sophomore and junior years, playing 60 minutes in most … Captain … Recovered a fumble in 32-0 win over Union … Senior year was backup when Navy V-5 players joined the squad … Number one player in both singles and doubles on the tennis team as freshman … Continued to be number one in tennis the next two seasons … Captain in junior year … Played freshman basketball … Theta Xi President ... Elected to BOR … Phalanx … Grand Marshall as senior ... Industrial Engineering ... Montclair, New Jersey ... Montclair High School.
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