Reichardt was a spectacular two-sport star at the University of Wisconsin, twice leading the Big Ten Conference in batting, and starring as a fullback on the 1962 #2 ranked Badgers Rose Bowl team, which was defeated in the 1963 Rose Bowl by #1 ranked USC in the "comeback that never was" where the Badgers scored 23 points in the last 12 minutes, but still lost by 5 points (42 to 37).

His football playing career never went beyond being selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 17th round (238th overall) of the 1965 NFL draft.

[1] His athletic prowess was highly rated by all Major League Baseball scouts, and when a bidding war ensued for his signing, he received a $200,000 ($1,990,435 today) signing bonus from the Los Angeles Angels, a record for that time.

After hitting only 13 home runs in 1969, he was traded with Aurelio Rodríguez to the Washington Senators early in the 1970 season for 3rd baseman Ken McMullen.

From there, age and injuries took their toll and he never again attained double figures in home runs in a season.