During his nine years with the Rams, Richter did not miss a game, playing through various injuries including a broken cheekbone.

[3] The high mark for the team was in 1955, when it reached the championship game and lost to the Cleveland Browns.

He played center for his final season, in 1962, taking over for injured starter Art Hunter.

In 2011, he was posthumously elected as a senior candidate to the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2011 along with former Washington Redskins linebacker Chris Hanburger.

[3] The induction class also included Deion Sanders, Richard Dent, Marshall Faulk, Ed Sabol, Shannon Sharpe.