Richard Packer (August 22, 1934 – November 15, 2024) was an American soccer center forward who was a member of the U.S. team at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
[citation needed] In 1952, the Penn State University soccer coach, Bill Jeffrey, recruited Packer.
In 1954, Penn State won the national college championship and shared the 1955 title with Brockport University.
[2][3][4] Despite playing only three seasons and twenty-four games, he scored 53 goals, a school record which stood until broken by Stuart Reid in 1995.
The Truckers won the 1955-1956 ASL championship with Packer coming off the bench and scoring two goals in the title game.