[3] In 1960, Richardson lead the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in pass receiving.

[1] Mayor Allen C. Thompson of Jackson proclaimed January 14, 1963, to be "Willie Richardson Day" in honor of the football star's exploits.

[7] The official proclamation was read by the mayor and a response given by President Jacob L. Reddix of Jackson State.

[7] A second assembly was held at 4 pm, addressed by academic and sports leaders, including Jackson State head coach John Merritt and Buddy Young, a former black Colts star now working as a scout for the team.

[8] He turned in an identical 4.7 second time in the 40-yard dash as his surprisingly speedy fellow rookie teammate, John Mackey of Syracuse.

[9] The other important rookie in Baltimore, new head coach Don Shula, was not long in experimenting with Richardson as a defender, working him out almost exclusively with the offense from the middle of August.

[11] After losing his starting role to Ray Perkins ahead of the 1970 season, on August 20, 1970, Richardson was traded along with a 1971 fourth-round draft pick from the Colts to the Pittsburgh Steelers for wide receiver Roy Jefferson.

[12] Attempts to renegotiate his contract led to him being traded to Miami for a fifth-round pick prior to the start of the 1970 season.

[4] At the time of his death Richardson was remembered by Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame archivist Rick Cleveland as an excellent athlete to the end and a compassionate person.

Here's a Jackson State guy showing up for the head coach at the rival school and he did it just because he said so many times in life people don't get what they deserve.