Les Richter

Leslie Alan Richter (October 6, 1930 – June 12, 2010) was an American professional football player who played linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. At the University of California, Berkeley, Richter played guard and linebacker for the California Golden Bears, and was twice recognized as a consensus All-American and first-team All-Pacific Coast, in 1950 and 1951. He was valedictorian of his graduating class of 1952. After graduation, he served in the Korean War with the U.S. Army for two years.

Richter was a first-round draft choice of the NFL's New York Yanks, the second overall pick in the 1952 NFL draft. The Yanks folded before the 1952 season, and the Dallas Texans assumed the rights to him. They traded him to the Los Angeles Rams for eleven players, the second largest deal ever made for a single player. With the Rams, he played in eight Pro Bowls.

Beyond football, Richter served as the head of operations for NASCAR and as president of the Riverside International Raceway. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011.