Bancells has been widely credited with helping Cal Ripken Jr. achieve his record-breaking streak of 2,632 consecutive games played.

[2] On October 1, 2017, shortly before the Orioles final game of 2017, it was announced that Richie Bancells was retiring at the end of the season.

In 1978, Bancells graduated from Miami's Biscayne College (now St. Thomas University).

[4] Richie received his master's degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1981.

[5] Bancells started his professional athletic training career in 1978 with the Bluefield, West Virginia, Orioles, the major league team's single-A rookie club.