Curvin Richards American football player
Curvin Richards (born December 26, 1968) is a former professional American football running back who played for three seasons in the National Football League. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers before he was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He spent two seasons with the Cowboys (1991–1992) and one season with the Detroit Lions in 1993.While playing for Dallas, Richards was the backup to Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith. During the last game of the 1992 regular season, when the Cowboys were playing the Chicago Bears, the team was resting most of its regular players, including Smith, to prepare for the upcoming playoffs. Richards saw extensive playing time in this game but committed two costly fumbles which nearly cost the Cowboys the game. The next day, Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson released Richards, citing the fact that he could not tolerate a running back with a fumbling problem going into the playoffs. Thus, Richards missed the entire 1992 postseason, including the Cowboys' 52-17 win over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVII.
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| Career start | 1991 |
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| Career end | 1993 |
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| Draft pick | 97 |
| Draft round | 4 |
| Draft year | 1991 |
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