Richmond Flowers Jr
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Richmond McDavid Flowers, Jr (born June 13, 1947 in Montgomery) is a former NFL football player and Olympic hurdler.
Flowers' father, Richmond Flowers, Sr, served as Alabama Attorney General from 1963-1967 and was noted for his staunch opposition of George Wallace.
Flowers played collegiately at University of Tennessee and was a 2nd round draft pick in the 1969 NFL draft. He played for the Dallas Cowboys in the 1971 Super Bowl. He later played for the New York Giants.
Flowers currently resides in Pelham and was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
References
- Wagner, Neal (February 10, 2011) "Super Bowl alumni calls Pelham home." Shelby County Reporter