Richie Hall (born October 4, 1960) is a defensive assistant coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
He was a star two-way American football player in high school despite his height of just 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m).
[1] Hall was a walk on college football player at Colorado State University, where he majored in social work.
[2] Hall originally signed with the Calgary Stampeders in May 1983 and, in his rookie season, was a CFL All-Star defensive back, playing in 16 games recording four interceptions and two fumble recoveries.
[4] In all, he appeared in 153 career regular-season games between 1983 and 1991 playing both defensive back and punt returner, was a four-time West Division all-star, a League All-Star in 1983, and was selected for the Tom Pate Memorial Award in 1990.
When looking for a new coach, Eskimos General Manager Danny Maciocia said he asked his quarterbacks to name the toughest defensive co-ordinator they've played against and was given the unanimous response of Richie Hall.
"[1] During his first training camp as head coach, arguably the most competitive battle was between Tumbo Abanikanda and Mark Restelli for the starting weakside linebacker spot.