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| Positions | Tight end •Wide receiver •Punter | ||||||||
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| Born | (1941-09-09)September 9, 1941 (age 84) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Madison East | ||||||||
| College | Wisconsin | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1963: 1st round, 7th overall pick | ||||||||
| AFL draft | 1963: 10th round, 78th overall pick | ||||||||
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Hugh Vernon "Pat"Richter (born September 9, 1941) is an American former professionalfootball player and athletic administrator. He played professionally for theWashington Redskins of theNational Football League (NFL) before becoming theathletic director at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison. He was responsible for hiringBarry Alvarez fromNotre Dame in 1990 as headfootball coach, restoring theBadgers football program to national prominence. He also hired basketball coachesDick Bennett andBo Ryan, both of whom reached the "Final Four" of theNCAA Tournament.
Richter was a nine-timeletterman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (the last person to earn such a distinction in school history). Helettered three times each in football,basketball, andbaseball. He earned All-America (1961–62) and academic All-America (1962) honors as a tight end, led the Big Ten in receiving twice, and led the nation in receiving yards as a junior. Richter set aRose Bowl record with 11 catches for 163 yards in the1963 game vs. No. 1-ratedUSCTrojans. He also earned all-league honors in baseball as a first baseman. In 1963, he was awarded theBig Ten Medal of Honor, which recognizes one student from the graduating class of each Big Ten member school, for demonstrating joint athletic and academic excellence throughout their college career.[1]
He was a first-round draft pick of theWashington Redskins in the1963 NFL draft and went on to play eight seasons in Washington.
Richter returned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison as athletic director in 1989 after 17 years service asVice President of Personnel atOscar Mayer Foods Corp., recruited by then-chancellorDonna Shalala. He inherited a program in disarray, with outmoded facilities, struggling teams, and a deficit of $2.1 million.
He made a priority of modernizing the sports facilities, including construction of theKohl Center and renovations toCamp Randall Stadium. He reversed the financial fortunes of the department, erasing the deficit and building a budget reserve of $6.4 million.[2]
When he stepped down as athletic director on April 1, 2004, he was the longest-tenured director of athletics in theBig Ten Conference with 14-plus years. He was succeeded by Alvarez.
Richter is a member of theCollege Football Hall of Fame, the Academic All-America Hall of Fame, theRose Bowl Hall of Fame and theWisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame. He was named toSports Illustrated's NCAA Football All-Century Team.[3]
Richter is a member ofThe Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C. National Intercollegiate All-American Football Players Honor Roll.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison twice honored Richter during the 2006 football season. On November 4, his number 88 was retired in a ceremony during that day's football game. On November 17 a bronzestatue of Richter was unveiled in the Kellner Hall plaza immediately outside Camp Randall Stadium.[4]
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