Jacques Richard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
About Jacques Richard
- Joseph Alfred Gilles Jacques Richard (October 7, 1952 – October 8, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Flames, Buffalo Sabres, and Quebec Nordiques.
- After an impressive junior career, Richard was considered a potential NHL superstar, but, except for a single season late in his career, he failed to live up to the promise.
- He led a troubled life both in hockey and after.
- Six years after retiring, in 1989, he was arrested for attempting to smuggle cocaine and then in 2002, Richard died in a car accident driving back from a party celebrating his 50th birthday.
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