Lou Richards

Australian rules footballer and commentator (1923-2017)
Person human Q15499702
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Lou Richards

Summary

Lou Richards is a human[1]. His place of birth was Collingwood[2]. He was born on +1923-03-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Windsor[4]. He died on +2017-05-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an Australian rules football player[6] and sports commentator[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Lou Richards was born in Collingwood[2].
  • Lou Richards died in Windsor[4].
  • Lou Richards was born on +1923-03-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Lou Richards died on +2017-05-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Lou Richards held citizenship in Australia[9].
  • Lou Richards's professions included Australian rules football player[6].
  • Lou Richards worked as a sports commentator[7].
  • Lou Richards received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[10].
  • Lou Richards received the Australian Sports Medal[11].
  • Lou Richards received the Centenary Medal[12].
  • Lou Richards received the Australian Football Hall of Fame[13].
  • Lou Richards is recorded as male[14].
  • Lou Richards's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Lou Richards's member of sports team is recorded as Collingwood Football Club[16].
  • Lou Richards's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063386474[17].
  • Lou Richards's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 40709634[18].
  • Lou Richards's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82007790[19].
  • Lou Richards's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0724225[20].
  • The cause of death was dementia[21].
  • Lou Richards's sport is recorded as Australian rules football[22].
  • Lou Richards's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08zg56[23].
  • Lou Richards's family name is recorded as Richards[24].
  • Lou Richards's given name is recorded as Lou[25].
  • Lou Richards's given name is recorded as Lewis[26].
  • Lou Richards's given name is recorded as Thomas[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Collingwood[2], Lou Richards… he was born on +1923-03-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Australian rules football player[6] and sports commentator[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[10], an award[28], in United Kingdom[29]; Australian Sports Medal[11], a sports award[30], in Australia[31], founded in 1999[32]; Centenary Medal[12], a medallion[33], in Australia[34], founded in 2001[35]; and Australian Football Hall of Fame[13], a sports hall of fame[36], in Australia[37], founded in 1996[38].

Death and Burial

Lou Richards died on +2017-05-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Windsor[4]. The cause of death was dementia[21].

Why It Matters

Lou Richards ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Lou Richards born?

Lou Richards was born in Collingwood[2].

Where did Lou Richards die?

Lou Richards died in Windsor[4].

What did Lou Richards do for work?

Lou Richards worked as Australian rules football player[6] and sports commentator[7].

What awards did Lou Richards receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[10], Australian Sports Medal[11], Centenary Medal[12], and Australian Football Hall of Fame[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . AFL Tables. wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . AFL Tables. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . afl.com.au. afl.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . AFL Tables. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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