For 11 seasons, Tony Richardson did the dirty work for the Chiefs. He was a special-teams demon. He was an unselfish, devastating blocker. In a pinch, he could find the end zone as a runner or as a dependable receiver out of the backfield.
And on Saturday night, Richardson, the man known as T-Rich at Arrowhead Stadium and as a philanthropic pillar in the community, will be introduced by Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt as the 46th member of the club’s Hall of Fame during the annual 101 Awards banquet at the Westin Crown Center Hotel.
Richardson, 44, joined the Chiefs as an undrafted free-agent running back plucked from the Dallas Cowboys practice squad in 1995 and developed into a Pro Bowl fullback blocking for Marcus Allen, Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson while earning a spot on the NFL 2000 all-decade second team.