Willie Richardson, an All-Pro receiver for the Baltimore Colts and their leading pass-catcher in Super Bowl III, when the Jets otherwise stymied their offense in a huge upset victory, died on Monday in Jackson, Miss. He was 76.
His wife, Earline, said that he died suddenly at their home and that the cause was not immediately known.
Richardson came from a powerful football family in Mississippi. He was one of six brothers to play for the historically black Jackson State College (now Jackson State University), and one of four to go on to the professional ranks.