Richard Todd

Richard Todd got his start in football in college at the University of Alabama under legendary coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. He became a three year starter where he had 16 touchdowns against just 7 interceptions in 189 pass attempts. Todd was also quick on his feet running for 1,254 yards in his college career. Todd became the 6th overall pick in the 1976 NFL Draft where he went to the New York Jets and replaced another Alabama legend, Joe Namath. At just 23 years old Richard took over the starting quarterback position and in his first five seasons success was scarce. He began to be booed by the fans and criticized by the media for his performance. Everything changed in 1981 when he led the team to its first winning season since 1969 and made it all the way to playoffs. In his career Richard hung up the helmet with 932 yards rushing for 14 touchdowns. He also had 1,610 completions in 2,967 attempts for 20,610 yards and 124 touchdowns.